{"id":4097,"date":"2018-11-07T06:30:41","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T06:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/robot-surgery-experts-left-theatre-before-end-of-heart-operation\/"},"modified":"2018-11-07T06:30:41","modified_gmt":"2018-11-07T06:30:41","slug":"robot-surgery-experts-left-theatre-before-end-of-heart-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/robot-surgery-experts-left-theatre-before-end-of-heart-operation\/","title":{"rendered":"Robot surgery experts ‘left theatre before end of heart operation’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Experts assisting surgeons in a robotic heart operation on a man who later died left the theatre early, an inquest has heard.<\/p>\n

Stephen Pettitt, 69, suffered multiple organ failure and died days after the procedure at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle in March 2015.<\/p>\n

The inquest heard the lead surgeon had declined training in the use of the advanced Da Vinci robot.<\/p>\n

An investigation was launched by police and health bosses after the death.<\/p>\n

The procedure was led by heart surgeon Sukumaran Nair, who later told a colleague he “could have done some more dry-run training,” Newcastle Civic Centre heard.<\/p>\n

Expert assistants in the use of the sophisticated robot, known as proctors, were present for only some of the procedure.<\/p>\n

Paul Renforth, a co-ordinator in the use of robotics at the Freeman, told coroner Karen Dilks the proctors left part-way through without any staff being aware they were going. <\/p>\n

‘Organs shut down’<\/h2>\n

Mr Renforth, who was in and out of theatre, said the atmosphere in the room was tense.<\/p>\n

He received a phone call from Mr Nair after Mr Pettitt’s death, who told him “the procedure had not gone as planned”, the inquest heard.<\/p>\n

The operation was planned to repair a mitral valve, but damage was caused to another part of Mr Pettitt’s heart and it had to be changed to open heart surgery.<\/p>\n

Pathologist Nigel Cooper said: “By the end of the surgery the heart was functioning very poorly.”<\/p>\n

Efforts to help Mr Pettitt, from Whitley Bay, failed and his organs began to shut down.<\/p>\n

Simon Haynes, clinical director of cardiothoracic services at Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said Mr Nair had approached him the month before to get permission to carry out the operation.<\/p>\n

Dr Haynes said he agreed “slightly hesitantly”, but with the knowledge that proctors would be present.<\/p>\n

The inquest continues.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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