It was medical negligence that took the life of Mrs. Madride Mindzoumou wife Ossissagui, who died recently at the N’tchengué regional hospital following a surgical operation. On March 4, the patient, presenting intense pain in her abdomen, was examined by her longtime doctor who previously allowed her to emerge unscathed from two cesarean sections more than sixteen months ago, in the person of the doctor. gynecologist-obstetrician, Dr Jean-Paul Nkoura.
It is because that day the radiologist from the CHR of Port-Gentil having finished her shift, that this man in a white coat will send her to do an abdominal ultrasound at the Érasme clinic located not far from the spring crossroads, in the 3e district of Port-Gentil. Medical imaging specialist Dr Blaise Mbumba detected an “intestinal sub-obstruction”.
A situation which probably prevented the patient from having a proper bowel movement. It was ultimately behind the Port-Gentil state high school, more precisely at the Saint-Antoine clinic, that the macabre discovery of a hemostatic pair was made by Dr. Ella Ndong, a radiologist who in fact observed the presence of this intruding object. This unfortunate discovery was made during yet another in-depth examination, carried out on the patient, called in medical jargon “unprepared abdomen” (ASP). The part found was forgotten in Madride’s body several months ago, following her last cesarean section according to a reliable source.
Examination completed, the radiologist in no way respected the medical procedure to be followed. That is to say, the one which requires sealing the final results, and giving them to the patient so that the prescribing doctor has a better idea of the patient’s medical situation. The latter, in his amateurism, hastened to read the various photographs to his patient and the family who accompanied her that a hemostatic pair was found in the patient’s abdomen. A situation which caused the ire of the family who immediately decided to put an end to the doctor responsible for this medical error. Had it not been for the rigorous intervention of the police, the situation would have turned into a tragedy.
Returning to the premises of the N’tchengué regional hospital to demand the accounts, the health structure first rushed to help the patient, who was sweating profusely and had low blood pressure. Taken around 2 a.m. to the operating room where she spent several hours, laboratory specialists discovered abdominal peritonitis marked by impaired intestinal ease. A real danger which led Madride Mindzoumou married Ossissagui to the followinglife during this surgical operation.
The courts immediately took up the matter following a complaint filed by the victim’s family. On the other hand, Dr JP Nkoura had been the subject of the criteria for years in the town of Port-Gentil, for his questionable practice of medicine. Several of his patients complained regarding his absurd medical interventions, and even had to abandon this hospital because of him in order to be able to follow better treatments in the clinics of the economic capital. For dangerous practice of medicine, extortion and extortion of patients, he was transferred to Oyem by the Ministry of Health. A disciplinary sanction which did not escape Dr Richard Mezui, also accused of being involved in the same acts alleged once morest his sidekick Jean-Paul Nkoura.
Faced with this medical error, no one is safe from forgetting. Also, in this very sensitive profession, the technical team assisting the surgeons should have reassured themselves by checking that the operating equipment was complete before proceeding with the closure of the patient’s abdominal part. At least that’s what local residents think.
Jean Jacques Rovaria Djodji
2024-03-08 09:19:12
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