Ba Ria Hospital, Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province informed regarding the death of a pregnant woman and a critical fetus at the hospital due to professional shortcomings of doctors and on-call duty.
At 21:00 on January 30, pregnant woman HTBL, (33 years old, living in Hoa Hiep commune, Xuyen Moc district, Ba Ria – Vung Tau province) was admitted to the emergency hospital at the Obstetrics Department in a suspected state of amniotic fluid embolism and pregnancy. 3rd time. On-call health examination.
At 2 a.m. the next morning, the pregnant woman had a critical, agitated expression, her blood pressure dropped from 120/80 to 90/60, the mother’s heart rate increased from 92 to 100, and the fetus showed signs of fetal heart failure. 70-120)… According to the doctor on duty, this is an unusual situation.
About 20 minutes later, the patient’s blood pressure continued to decrease, the pulse became faster… the patient was more restless, struggling more, the doctor suspected that the pregnant woman had amniotic fluid embolism.
Doctor Nguyen Van Trong, Head of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ba Ria Hospital, said that the case of a pregnant woman with amniotic fluid embolism leads to a very high chance of death for both mother and child, so the hospital conducted an emergency meeting and emergency surgery. in order to save the fetus and mother in the best possible way.
“Amniotic fluid embolism is a tragedy in obstetrics and happens suddenly and unexpectedly. An inexperienced doctor is not sharp enough to solve this problem,” said Dr. Nguyen Van Trong.
During the cesarean section, the woman had a cardiac arrest once, the shift was stabilized with drugs and fluids, ensured breathing and corrected the blood clotting disorder for the mother.
At 3 am on the same day, the woman was transferred to the intensive care unit and continued cardiac arrest. At 7:30 a.m. the woman died. The fetus following surgery was transferred to Children’s Hospital 2, Ho Chi Minh City in a critical condition due to the mother’s amniotic fluid embolism. As of this morning (February 3), the fetus still has not had any positive changes.
According to Dr. Duong Thanh, Director of Ba Ria Hospital, this is a rare case in pregnant women, doctors have professional shortcomings. Patients with amniotic fluid embolism have a very low chance of saving both mother and child. After the incident, hospital leaders met with the mother’s relatives to share the pain of losing a loved one.
“The hospital has performed emergency surgery, intraoperative resuscitation, postoperative resuscitation with all positive professional measures. However, this is a special case, rarely seen while the doctor is not There is no experience in this case, there is a lack of expertise. We will hold a meeting of a professional council to issue a form of reprimand and review depending on the extent to the individuals and groups involved.” Dr. Duong Thanh said.
