Afrigather Stakeholders within the well being sector on Thursday hailed the Lagos State Home of Meeting over its investigation into the case of ‘lacking intestines’ involving late Adebola Akin-Vivid.
The Lagos State Commissioner for Well being, Prof. Akin Abayomi, officers of the Nigerian Medical Affiliation (NMA), the Affiliation of Nigerian Personal Medical Practitioners (ANPNP), Lagos State Chapter and different medical practitioners spoke at a public listening to over the case which led to the loss of life of Grasp Akin-Vivid.
In attendance additionally had been the mother and father of the late Grasp Akin-Vivid and Dr. Abayomi Baiyewu of Obitoks Hospital the place two preliminary surgical procedures had been carried out on the boy earlier than his referral to the Lagos College Instructing Hospital (LASUTH).
Whereas commending the Home and its ad-hoc committee, chaired by Hon. Noheem Adams, for what they described as diligent investigation, additionally they agreed that there have been infractions from the surgical procedure as earlier reported by the Home.
It might be recalled that ANPNP had issued an announcement saying the committee carried out its investigation with out having a medical physician within the panel. The physique had additionally accused the lawmakers of partaking in a witch-hunt by lowering the investigations to a ‘sure’ or ‘no’ session for Dr. Baiyewu.
Nonetheless, a video documenting the investigation carried out by the committee which was watched by contributors confirmed that Dr. Baiyewu was given sufficient time to defend himself.
Within the video, he admitted to taking out three elements from Grasp Akin-Vivid throughout surgical procedure and agreed that the elements had been ‘mistakenly discarded’ as a substitute of taking them for histology.
It was additionally found from the video recording and proof that Obitoks Hospital used solely auxiliary nurses in the course of the surgical procedure.
Dr. Baiyewu additionally confirmed that the video performed was a real reflection of what occurred in the course of the investigation.
Talking after the video was performed, Dr. Abayomi, who mentioned the Home carried out a radical investigation, added that the Ministry of Well being, by means of the Well being Services Monitoring and Accreditation Company (HEFAMAA) had briefly suspended the operation of the theatre of Obitoks Hospital, which, he mentioned, lacked normal medical procedures.
He mentioned when Grasp Akin-Vivid was dropped at LASUTH, he was very unwell and wanted to be stabilised earlier than he could be operated upon.
He mentioned that on the time of the surgical procedure at LASUTH, the medical doctors discovered one thing uncommon concerning the abdomen, including {that a} main a part of the small gut was found to be lacking.
“They (LASUTH medical doctors) discovered a chaotic surroundings within the abdomen. They discovered the higher half and the decrease a part of the digestive tracks open. It is vitally uncommon to function on a human being and discover that he didn’t have small intestines. It isn’t logical.
“What we noticed is that Dr. Baiyewu had two surgical procedures on the boy, the second extra detailed. He eliminated a sure a part of Akin-Vivid’s small gut,” he added.
In keeping with Prof. Abayomi, the almost definitely medical clarification might be that the non-public hospital “could have inadvertently injured the blood provide to the small gut and when this occurs, the organ would begin to die and the physique would begin to take up the organ.”
He mentioned the findings by the State Ministry of Well being had been forwarded to the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) for additional investigation and sanction if wanted.
“At LASUTH, we eliminated what was wanted to be eliminated and despatched it for histology. I admit that you simply carried out an in depth investigation,” he instructed the committee.
Whereas commending the Home, the NMA described the investigation as implausible however urged that the MDCN be allowed examine the case.
Dr. Kayode Akinlade, a former NMA chairman in Lagos, thanked the Home for diligently probing the case including that the non-public practitioners had been solely specific about public perceptions regarding their apply.
One other participant, Dr. Tunji Akintade, mentioned the incident is a lesson for medical practitioners and the federal government.
“We have to have an adaptive referral system. What we’ve got now’s monologue. After we refer sufferers to a secondary facility, there ought to be suggestions, a type of communication,” he mentioned.
In his comment, Hon. Adam, who serves because the Majority Chief of the Home, thanked the contributors and mentioned the report of the general public listening to could be offered to the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, and the entire Home .
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