The University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht has to report to children failed errors around skull surgery last year at the Health Inspectorate. Last year proved even though the hospital two deaths in the ear, nose and oorafdeling had not passed as an emergency.
This is shown by an episode of the television program Zembla, which is broadcast on Wednesday. The inspection gave a half years ago the UMC moreover already understood that the remarkably little emergencies reported in relation to the number of transactions.
The UMC is the insistence of the Dutch Health Care Inspectorate (Inspectorate) stopped in June last year with operations in children whose skull not grow (craniosynostosis). The hospital ignored until then a directive concentration of such interventions in two other hospitals prescribes. The parents of three patients got complaints to the inspection.
A spokesman for the hospital does not want to go into details, but says that it is not the procedure itself, but especially in the follow-up and communication has gone wrong. ,, But that could have far-reaching consequences. ”
The hospital says the surgeries are done under the supervision ,, ” by an experienced doctor but that surveillance was not enough. According to the UMCU measures not currently addressed, hospital awaiting an inspection test.
Fear Culture
the Zembla broadcast also shows that the insertion of hearing implants in five children must again, as an innovative method does not yield the desired results. The hospital says this extensively studied and reported.
Five months ago Zembla reported on an alleged culture of fear and heavy workload at the Department of throat, nose and throat (ENT). That led to the resignation of the chief of the department. He is an authority in the field of hearing implants.
At this time investigating an external committee commissioned by inspecting the affairs of the ENT department, the emergency procedure and position of the trustee where employees can report abuses.
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