Louise Field, 27, died after ETS surgery (1/3) | VerySweatyBetty.com: "A ‘fit and healthy’ young woman was left brain dead after a pioneering operation to reduce her excessive sweating went catastrophically wrong, a medical panel has heard. Louise Field, 27, suffered severe brain damage when doctors accidentally punctured her lung and pumped gas into her stomach, the General Medical Council heard. She died two days later. Vascular surgeon Dr Michael Ormiston and anaesthetist Dr Wasfy Yanny face a catalogue of charges arising from the bungled operation at a Bupa Hospital in Harpenden, Hertfordshire.
Dr Ormiston, who had carried out the operation a handful of times, first punctured the keen sportswoman’s lung with a needle then pumped carbon dioxide into her stomach. Dr Yanny failed to take action when Ms Field’s oxygen levels dropped dangerously low and should have realised this damaged the patient’s brain, the hearing was told. Ms Field had
Louise Field
chosen to undergo an operation to reduce heavy sweating on her hands and feet, the GMC heard.
Sarah Plaschkes, for the GMC, told the hearing: ‘She was born on February 18, 1975, and was to die tragically on March 22, 2002, aged just 27. ‘She was fit and healthy and played a lot of sport however she was embarrassed by excessive sweating of the hands and feet."
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