Jean Dye, a 77-year-old woman, died during heart surgery at Scunthorpe General Hospital on September 7, 2020, due to a sudden power outage. Surgeons encountered this unexpected loss of electricity while attempting to repair a tear in an artery, a recognized complication of the procedure. The power outage, lasting 10 minutes, prevented the surgical team from using real-time x-rays necessary for inserting stents into her blood vessels. After power was restored, the stenting process was completed, but Mrs. Dye did not recover, leading to her confirmed death as reported by the coroner.
Jean Dye, 77, was undergoing a procedure to treat heart disease on 7 September 2020, when a "sudden and unexpected" loss of electricity to the treatment room meant surgeons were unable to use vital equipment, the coroner's report states.
The power loss came as the surgeons were aiming to repair a tear in an artery caused during the operation, something the coroner recognised as "a rare but recognised complication of the procedure."
Once an engineer arrived and restored the power, the stenting was then completed. However, the report, by Paul Smith, senior coroner for Greater Lincolnshire, states that "Mrs Dye failed to recover and her death was confirmed."
The outage, which lasted for 10 minutes, meant the surgical team could not use real-time x-rays which were required to insert the stents (mesh tubes which are inserted into blood vessels to hold them open).
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