An Egyptian dies during a gastric sleeve operation… and an urgent investigation has been opened

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I decided on behalf of the first TantaAn urgent investigation was opened after the family of the deceased accused the doctor of causing his death, and an official report was issued against him.

Incident details

In a tone of sadness and pain, the deceased’s wife tells the details of the incident, saying: "My husband weighed about 150 kg, and there are those who advised him to do this operation, stressing that it is easy and will make a big shift in his weight, and that it is only a few hours and he will come out on his feet".

The deceased, Muhammad al-Sharnoubi, worked in the field of butchery, and had a daughter and two sons, about whom the wife tells: "He was the sole breadwinner of the family. A large number of relatives resorted to this operation and came out of it unharmed, and what happened to him from the shortcomings, I will not tolerate him and I will strive with all my energy to obtain his right no matter what it costs me.".

She added in her speech to the site "Sky News Arabia": "The beginning was in mid-August when my husband returned from a visit to the doctor, to confirm that his heart had rested for him, and the operation was determined two days later, and since then, my husband has been in serious complications until he died after about 22 days".

6 serious operations

At the same time, one of his relatives recounts the details of the difficult days, saying: "He underwent 6 operations during his illness, including an exploration operation and a stent placement operation, which the doctor confirmed would only be for 6 weeks, and other operations.".

Subject to location "Sky News Arabia": "After the operation, he was suffering greatly, and his stomach was very painful, in addition to the constant rise in his temperature, until he was transferred to the French hospital by the same doctor, and there he was placed in intensive care until we were informed of his death due to the complications of the operation and what happened in it.".

Legal action

  • The prosecution demanded to summon the doctor responsible for the operation to interrogate him, and to delegate the forensic doctor to sign a medical examination on the deceased to find out the cause of death, and to indicate whether or not there was medical negligence that occurred during the operation..
  • I also demanded"Speed ​​up investigations into the incident, and ascertain whether there is a criminal suspicion or not".
  • The Public Prosecution ordered that all medical papers belonging to the deceased be kept.

What does the doctors’ union say?

  • Member of Parliament Doctors SyndicateAhmed Hussein, said: "We will not stand idly by in the face of any transgressions until after a complaint was submitted to the union by the parents accusing the doctor of negligence, which did not happen in this case.".
  • Direct location "Sky News Arabia": "The incident is now before the Public Prosecution Office, and the Doctors Syndicate has no jurisdiction. We intervene after proving the doctor’s negligence, as we take a set of measures that start with the formation of a technical committee consisting of a group of specialized doctors, and an agent for the Administrative Prosecution".
  • "In the event that negligence is proven, the doctor may be subject to disqualification, and he also has the right to file an appeal against the judgment, and to provide evidence that he was not convicted."According to Hussein.

Operation risks

To clarify the risks surrounding the operation gastric sleeveProfessor of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Mona Shoukry, told "Sky News Arabia":

  • "This procedure removes about 70 to 80 percent of the stomach, and it has very significant effects and risks, including bleeding, pain, antifungal leaks (in the connections between the intestines) and blood clots.".
  • Follow up: "Among the problems that appear after the end of the operation, indigestion and upset stomach due to changes in the way food moves through the stomach and intestines, and nausea that continues for months after the end of the surgery, due to food remaining in the stomach for a longer period of time required".
  • Regarding the supervision of these surgeries, the professor of gastrointestinal surgery confirmed that "In these operations, the death rates behind them are somewhat low, and the doctor must only be careful while resorting to that option, and that he has done all the appropriate tests to ensure that the patient is discharged well.".
  • Shukri summarized the serious complications associated with this operation, saying that they include: gastroesophageal reflux disease, known as"Heartburn"Stomach ulcers, the most common problem after gastric sleeve surgery.
  • She also emphasized that the risks include "Gallstones, stomach obstruction".

"Survival recipe"

For his part, Ashraf Oqba, Head of the Internal Medicine and Immunology Departments at Ain Shams University, presented, "A recipe for survival" of gastric sleeve operations, saying:

  • "The patient’s health condition must comply with the surgical procedure step, and all necessary examinations should be performed before it".
  • "It is necessary for people to accept these operations to treat health problems such as excessive obesity and the accompanying crises in the bones, pressure and sugar, and not for cosmetic reasons, without the urgent need for them".
  • Uqba emphasized that "Doctors in Egypt are very distinguished, and their reputation is good all over the world, and they must be supported and only those who are wrong should be held accountable".

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I decided on behalf of the first TantaAn urgent investigation was opened after the family of the deceased accused the doctor of causing his death, and an official report was issued against him.

Incident details

In a tone of sadness and pain, the deceased’s wife tells the details of the incident, saying: “My husband weighed about 150 kg, and there were those who advised him to do this operation, stressing that it is easy and will make a big shift in his weight, and that it is only a few hours and he will come out on his feet.”

The deceased Muhammad Al-Sharnoubi worked in the field of butchery, and he had a daughter and two sons, about whom the wife tells, saying: “He was the only breadwinner for the family. Whatever it costs me.”

And she added in her speech to “Sky News Arabia”: “The beginning was in mid-August, when my husband returned from a visit to the doctor, to confirm that his heart had rested for him, and the operation was determined two days later, and since then my husband has been in serious complications until he died after approximately 22 days. “.

6 serious operations

At the same time, one of his relatives recounts the details of the difficult days, saying: “He underwent 6 operations during his illness, including an exploration operation and an operation to place a stent, which the doctor confirmed would only be for 6 weeks, and other operations.”

He continued to “Sky News Arabia”: “After the operation, he was suffering greatly, and his stomach was very painful, in addition to the constant rise in his temperature, until he was transferred to the French hospital by the same doctor, and there he was placed in intensive care until we were informed of his death due to complications from the operation.” And what happened there.”

Legal action

  • The prosecution demanded to summon the doctor responsible for the operation to interrogate him, and to delegate the forensic doctor to sign a medical examination on the deceased to find out the cause of death, and to indicate whether or not there was medical negligence that occurred during the operation..
  • She also called for “the speedy investigation of the incident, and to ascertain whether there is a criminal suspicion or not.”
  • The Public Prosecution ordered that all medical papers belonging to the deceased be kept.

What does the doctors’ union say?

  • Member of Parliament Doctors SyndicateAhmed Hussein, said: “We will not stand idly by in the face of any transgressions until after a complaint is submitted to the union by the parents accusing the doctor of negligence, which did not happen in this case.”
  • He told Sky News Arabia: “The situation is now before the Public Prosecution Office, and the Medical Syndicate has no jurisdiction. We intervene after proving the doctor’s negligence, as we take a set of measures that start with the formation of a technical committee consisting of a group of specialized doctors, and an agent for the Administrative Prosecution.”
  • “In the event that negligence is proven, the doctor may be subject to disqualification, and he also has the right to file an appeal against the ruling, and to provide evidence that he was not convicted,” according to Hussein.

Operation risks

To clarify the risks surrounding the process gastric sleeveProfessor of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Mona Shoukry, told Sky News Arabia:

  • “This procedure removes about 70 to 80 percent of the stomach, and it has very high effects and risks, including bleeding, pain, antifungal leaks (in the connections between the intestines) and blood clots“.
  • And she continued: “Among the problems that appear after the end of the operation, are poor digestion and upset stomach due to changes in the way food moves through the stomach and intestines, and nausea that continues for months after the end of the surgery, due to food remaining in the stomach for a longer period of time than required.“.
  • Regarding the supervision of these surgeries, the professor of gastroenterology confirmed that “these operations have a somewhat low death rate, and the doctor must only be careful while resorting to that option, and that he has done all the appropriate tests to ensure that the patient is well.”
  • Shoukry summarized the serious complications associated with this operation, by saying that they include: gastroesophageal reflux disease known as “intestinal acidity”, and stomach ulcers, which is the most common problem after gastric sleeve surgery..
  • She also stressed that the risks include “gall stones, and stomach obstruction.”

“Recipe for Survival”

For his part, the Head of the Internal Medicine and Immunology Departments at Ain Shams University, Ashraf Oqba, presented a “recipe for survival” from gastric sleeve operations, saying:

  • “The patient’s health condition must comply with the surgical procedure step, and all necessary examinations must be performed before it.”
  • “It is necessary for people to accept these operations to treat health problems such as excessive obesity and the accompanying crises in the bones, pressure and diabetes, and not for cosmetic reasons, without the urgent need for them.”
  • Oqba stressed that “doctors in Egypt are very distinguished, and their reputation is good all over the world, and they must be supported and only those who are wrong should be held accountable.”.

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