Hospital review: Negligence of hukm cheras caused maternal death of my loving wife 2

MATERNAL DEATH
HOSPITAL UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA
Jalan Yaacob Latiff, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Deceased : SHEELA VALLI A/P RADHAKRISHNAN
RN : N284475
NRIC NO. : [protected]
Demised Date : 6.5.2012

I humbly refer to the above matter.

I am the husband of the above named deceased, who has passed away soon after delivering a baby boy on 6.5.2012 at Pusat Perubatan University Kebangsaan Malaysia (PPUKM), Bandar Tun Razak Cheras.

My wife was a very healthy person prior and during pregnancy, further the doctors and nurses who attended her during monthly pregnancy check-ups confirm her health condition and she is fit for a normal delivery and as scheduled she was admitted on 5.5.2012 at about 11.30 pm.

Sadly on 6.5.2012, I have lost my loving wife soon after delivery and my son lost the mother without feeling his mother’s hug and love.

PPUKM after the death of my wife has furnished a Summary of Case which created an unsatisfactory curiosity and suspicious.

Subsequently, I have written an email to the Prime Minister Office on 18.5.2012 drawing their attention to the chronology of events that took place during and after delivery until I lost my wife to seek fair and natural justice.

Sometime on 12.6.2012, PPUKM called for a meeting and a Specialist Doctor (whom I am uncertain whether she has attended my wife prior, during and after delivery as well in the Operation Theatre) informed me that an anesthetic was given to my wife in the Operation Theatre room and from there onwards all her pulse, heartbeat, blood pressure dropped and the Learned Doctor had also informed me that the uterus was removed to safe my wife’s life unfortunately she was pronounced death. I had requested for clarification from the said Learned Doctor for reason on the fact of the uterus removal was not made known to me during the death. The Learned Doctor just replied that the Doctors who attended my wife in the Operation Theatre had forgotten to inform me of the same during the time of her death.

On 15.6.2012 PPUKM had furnished a report which is totally very simple with no details clearly stated therein and extremely lay where any layman can produce such a report. In the report it is concluded that the cause of my wife’s death is due to a suspected amniotic fluid embolism. It is also alleged that myself and my family “refused for a post mortem”.

I strongly denied the above statement in my email dated 28.6.2012 that I and my family never at any material time refused for a post mortem. As any lay person we just proposed not to have a mortem but the learned hospital should be aware of the necessity and should have advised the concerning parties of the importance, which they didn’t.

PPUKM refused and/or neglected to produce the actual satisfactory reason for my wife’s death. I am seriously depressed of losing my loving wife and encountering difficulties is raising up my son as a single father. The whole family tremendously lost her.

I have written many emails to PPUKM to give me a fair explanation for my wife’s cause of death and have also written official letters to PPUKM to furnish me timing for all the chronology of events that took place after the delivery of a baby and in the Operation Theatre and also for a pathology/lab report in particularly uterus examination report. However until to-date PPUKM failed, neglected and refused to reply to all my emails and letters and/or furnish me with the relevant requisite particulars.

I felt doubt and suspicious on my wife’s death based on her perfect health condition prior and during pregnancy and this is totally contradicting with the Summary of Case and Medical Report that were furnished by PPUKM and also to the statement given by the Learned Doctor during the meeting and therefore I have sent few emails expressing the doubtfulness and un-satisfaction to seek a fair and natural justice. However until to-date all my emails went unanswered.

On 29.8.2012 and 18.9.2012, I have written official letters to PPUKM to furnish me with the following:-

1. timing for all the chronology of events that took place from the delivery and in the Operation Theatre until I lost my wife; and
2. pathology/lab report in particular on uterus examination report and/or uterus removal report.

PPUKM has replied my aforesaid letters on 25.9.2012 without furnishing the requested chronology of events and reports but merely making reference to the Medical Report of which is very basic and lay.

Accordingly, I have on 22.10.2012 replied to PPUKM expressing my un-satisfaction.

PPUKM have used a force delivery on my wife by using Kiwi Vacuum on few attempts and following with Forceps one after another which caused non stop bleeding rather than going for a caesarean which could have safe my wife’s life.

Enclosed herein some relevant findings and articles on Amniotic Fluid Embolism and collectively marked as “Annexure 10” and the possible cause to patients on such treatment using Kiwi Vacuum and Forceps one after another, which clearly stated that any learned doctor cannot and should not use all these methods of treatment one after another during delivery which may result in death due to a pressure gradient from uterus to vein.

The learned doctors should be well aware of the reasonable cause of action to be taken on delivery and not by using a wrong treatment which will definitely cause death. The doctors should get well prepared to face any kind of complicated cases and not by proposing any possible treatment on patients fighting for life.

All these articles clearly indicate that the methods of treatment adopted by the learned doctors caused my wife’s death due to non stop bleeding.

Soon after delivering a baby boy, my wife stood up from the bed though she was very weak, hugged me and kissed the baby and the doctors who attended her informed me that my wife is encountering non stop bleeding and need to be taken to the Operation Theatre.

The PPUKM attendant facilitate my wife with the Operation Theatre bed, she got down from the labor bed and walked onto the Operation Theatre bed. Thereafter they brought her into the Operation Theatre.

After half an hour later in the Operation Theatre, one of the Doctors came out and informed me that my wife’s condition is very weak whereby her blood pressure, heartbeat and pulse dropped very low and informed me that they need to remove her uterus due to a non stop bleeding.

Subsequently, another half an hour later, the Doctors reluctantly informed me that they could not safe her and I have lost my wife.

The doctors failed to give me a proper advice on the need for a post mortem and the requirements of same and just asked whether I want to take my death wife home.

Within few minutes my wife’s death body was wrapped and sent down to the mortuary to be taken home.

I badly missed my wife and would like to seek a fair and natural justice.

In the above given grounds, I pray for the following:-

1. special and general damages for all the losses suffered;
2. cost; and
3. such other order and/or relief that the Honorary deeds fit

PARANJOTHY A/L MARUTHAMUTHU
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