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Referring to the tragic and untimely death of a 21-year-old woman who died after being administered a drug via cannula while receiving treatment at the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital on Wednesday (12), Hospital Director Arjuna Thilakarathna denied any medical negligence involving the incident.
Speaking to Daily Mirror, Dr. Thilakarathna said, “She has developed complications after she was administered an antibiotic called Ceftriaxone via a cannula. Ceftriaxone is an antibiotic that is used to treat many kinds of bacterial infections.
“We have used around 2,700 vials containing Ceftriaxone on previous occasions at the hospital. However, no one has been reported with complications until the recent mishap. The death is believed to be due to an allergic reaction. This is a one-in-a- hundred thousand case,” Dr. Thilakarathna.
However, he said that an investigation has been launched into the incident.
Meanwhile, Health Ministry Additional Secretary Dr. Saman Rathnayake told Daily Mirror that the postmortem has determined that the death of the girl had been caused due to anaphylactic shock, which is a rare but severe allergic reaction.
When asked whether the drug has been withdrawn, Dr. Rathnayake stated, “There is no need to withdraw the drug from use as the death is not due to an issue in the medicine but severe allergic reaction developed within her body.”
Meanwhile, the Kandy Magistrate who held the magisterial inquiry into the mysterious death of a 21-year-old girl at the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital issued an open verdict.
In the open verdict, the Magistrate issued an order to refer the specimens of the girl's body to the Government Analyst for a report.
Chamodi Sandeepani Jayaratne (21) who was admitted to the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital on Wednesday (12) to obtain treatment for a stomach ailment reportedly died after being administered a medication via a cannula.
ANTON Friday, 14 July 2023 08:54 AM
PLEASE , DON'T EVEN THINK OF REPEATING THIS FAULT DEADLY EXCUSE......THOPITA HENA GAHAY,
Doctor Friday, 14 July 2023 09:31 AM
Usually before receiving an antibiotic for the first time, a TEST DOSE is administered (a negligible amount under skin to check for hypersensitive skin reaction ) to know whether patient is allergic to that antibiotic. It's a standard procedure followed , from the time Penicillin was invented in 1928 and later found to cause allergic reaction in few. Regardless, when the patient is already in hospital, she could have been easily saved, by giving a dose of Epinephrine / anti histamine soon after, realizing, it was anaphylaxis.
doctor Friday, 14 July 2023 10:23 AM
Anaphylaxis is usually an immediate reaction. If not negligence how do you explain not testing for allergy to medicine, giving second vial and not recognizing it's Anaphylaxis. Every hospital / casualty carries Epinephrine / anti histamine. Obviously no one realized (clueless) because cause of death is confirmed by postmortem.
Citizen k Friday, 14 July 2023 11:01 AM
Doctor agree with you.What a same of a young life lost through sheer negligence or lack of training.Hope they will train all staff in hospitals to follow proceedures añd recognise symptoms and action to be taken.
Neel Godfree Friday, 14 July 2023 11:13 AM
This completely due to negligence, its proof from the vitams mother's story. It can't be the false. The doctor and other health authorities try to hide reailty from the world. WE ALL KNOW HOW THE TREATMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS. The minister can't manage the situation better and fair way he should resign from his post
dilshani Friday, 14 July 2023 09:35 AM
Even in a small salon, they will do a patch test before using hair color, in case there is an allergic reaction. These hairdressers do not have years of medical education. But Sri Lanka's supposedly qualified doctors and nurses do NOT know to test for allergy before using medication. even after the patient complained previously of feeling burning sensation
Seneveratne Friday, 14 July 2023 09:48 AM
It is Indian Medicine but the coverup going on.
BuffaloaCitizen Friday, 14 July 2023 10:10 AM
This excuse has become common where all the rarest of medical issues are happening in Sri Lanka. It is common knowledge, specially when giving high dosage of a intravenous medication to check for allergies before administrating. This can be done simply in two ways. Checking directly with patient and family members of historical incidents or medical conditions or administrating a minute dosage and watch for a reaction. It is clear a full blast dosage of a specific reactive medication was directly administered to the veins leading to this death. Obviously, now the whole medical system will manipulate and protect the perpetrators typical Sri Lanka style. That is the culture of this country from the time Tamils were arrogantly killed in the north with complete impunity.
Ranjit Joshua. Friday, 14 July 2023 10:37 AM
sad that test for allergy was not adminstered by the nurse.anyway knowing that this patient had a high level infection,where was the ward doctor on duty.He has neglected to pay special attention to a patient who was very ill.If the ward doctor was present he could have administered the antidote for the allergic reaction. Internal admin is rushing to cover up this lapse before the board of inquiry has inquired and issued its decision.
N.M. Perera Friday, 14 July 2023 10:38 AM
Right Royal Cover Up !! Poor are facing the brunt !! May this poor Girl's Soul Rest In Peace.
Patients Friday, 14 July 2023 12:09 PM
It is clearly a "medical negligence case" since no allergy test was performed before using the drug for the first time on the patient! Arrest the doctor who did it, it's a muder!
Inshi Friday, 14 July 2023 12:48 PM
I think everyone should be sent for a refresher course in whatever ward of any hospital. Why should patients pay with their lives for someone else's negligence?
Chulan Friday, 14 July 2023 01:30 PM
This is Sri Lanka no justice for innocent, Specially overall health sector is run by mafia
roobarbie Friday, 14 July 2023 02:17 PM
Before administering drugs, it was the responsibility of medical staffs to ascertain if the patient is allergic to any substances. Patients do not know about such complications as they are usually ignorant about reactions.
doctor Friday, 14 July 2023 03:16 PM
Anaphylaxis is nothing but severe allergic reaction to certain foods, particular insect stings and medications. People in general do not succumb to this common adversity unless and until treatment is delayed. A person dying of this in a hospital is not at all common, because the antidote and other supportive measures are readily available. People can use such terms just to confuse, cover up and make it look serious / terminal.
Potta Harry Friday, 14 July 2023 03:18 PM
Reason found so fast. WOW
Quolp Friday, 14 July 2023 03:22 PM
Doctors are in most cases thoroughly inefficient and irresponsible in responding to serious cases such as this, the victim's parents are to worry about the girl. Before, administering the drug doctors must check the medical record of the patients to verify the reaction that may respond negatively in some, maybe in rare cases. If the medicine is imported from India, it must be taken extraordinary care to confirm whether it's dangerous-free to administer to a patient. Nowadays, India has been condemned for producing allopathic medicines which are not mostly up to the international standard. Looking forward to taking proper actions by the GOSL to stop importing any medicines from INDIA.
Lumbini Friday, 14 July 2023 03:27 PM
Bring all ministries under president. Close cabinet. Dissolve parliament and call elections.
Slipping away Friday, 14 July 2023 03:28 PM
It's easy to say, "patient died due to rare allergic reaction." What a pathetic excuse! Don't you have any medicine to be given in such a situation? Don't these doctors practice giving test doses to patients when risky drugs are involved?
Real Doctor Friday, 14 July 2023 03:33 PM
@ Doctor (fake) 1.Nowhere in the world are all antibiotics tested before administration with test doses. Only one or two with high likelihood of allergic reactions. Even the test dose can cause a fatal allergic reaction. 2.It takes some time for an allergic reaction, not necessarily before the second vial which is given immediately after the first 3.Adrenaline, which they clearly stated was given is the same as epinephrine you mentioned. You seem to think it’s a miracle drug that should cure all allergies. It’s not. If you are so sure that people die of anaphylaxis only due to negligence can you name a single country that doesn’t loose people due to anaphylaxis?
Dr. M.H.D. Jayawardene Friday, 14 July 2023 04:25 PM
Very poor administration in the Health Department, well Health Minister himself weak and he is not at all bothered about these problems, he enjoys with his friends in Class Hotels. He may face, the consequences soon.
J.K. Tudor Munasinghe (Ex-SSP) Friday, 14 July 2023 04:29 PM
This is a great mistake of the doctor's attended this girl, they never bothered about the sicknesses what the girl had and given the wrong drugs. This is the general complaint. I personally made investigations secretly and got the facts.
Srimali Friday, 14 July 2023 04:31 PM
Same thing happen to my daughter, when she was around 10, she was allergic and Dr. Said she was allergic, still night shift nurse administered the same medicine, the house Dr. Came and treated and she was saved, night Dr. Go and sleep in the house, only for a emergency he is called in, thanks to god my daughter was saved, now she is 30. We never took action against nurse, in Sri Lanka, our system is different, people should be trained to file case against them and those things should be thought in schools and promoted in media.
M.M. Milan Samsudeen (Peradeniya Hospital Staff) Friday, 14 July 2023 04:32 PM
All the fingers are pointing out you Mr. Kehilya Rambukwella as you are a irresponsible Health Minister. You must step down Sir.
Anthony. R Friday, 14 July 2023 04:53 PM
This is obviously clear, it is totally due to medical negligence. The learnered doctors may come out with a million excuses for which they are paid for,but within their conscious they all know the truth,and are stubborn to accept it. For their own selfish reason for their survival. The innocent child lost her life, may her soul RIP. Condolences to her family.
jake Friday, 14 July 2023 04:59 PM
Anaphylaxis reaction is possible by injection of an medication. But teaching hospital should be able treat major anaphylaxis reaction within few minutes by supporting airway, breathing and circulation. this death could have been prevented.
Appreciating and a dying patient Friday, 14 July 2023 05:13 PM
We need to consider Minister's contribution to this country. He is trying to decrease the population by importing low-quality medicines from black-listed drug companies and also improve the economy by earning massive commissions from those companies. Well done Minister
DW Friday, 14 July 2023 06:10 PM
Ceftriaxone was responsible for the highest number of deaths as per a global database (49 cases). Of 20,877 reports, 1205 (5·8%) were related to ceftriaxone; 357 reports (30%) are categorized as serious including cardiac arrest, anaphylactic and anaphylactoid reactions. The high number of serious cases makes it necessary to develop preventive measures for reducing those adverse events. Did the doctors at the hospital have those information? I doubt. What's the justification for such a strong drug. Sri Lankan doctors are very laid-back and slow to react by world standards.
DOT Friday, 14 July 2023 06:22 PM
It's a rare incident!
Weerasinghe Friday, 14 July 2023 06:32 PM
Doctors are trying to give all kinds of excuses for their own safety. Do we hear similar incidents occurring in other countries as in SL? I live in Dubai and hospitals here, are extremely careful of drugs given to patients. Even if the patient had come to the hospital after taking some home remedy, they note it down for consideration. Doctors ask a number of questions to get details of the medical history of the patient. That's how a doctor should pay attention to patients.
ranjith Friday, 14 July 2023 07:01 PM
Why did they give Ceftriaxone for simple abdominal pain. Was a senior doctor consulted, this is a second line powerful antibiotic and can cause allergic reactions. So sad innocent life lost in prime. RIP
YOU ARE WRONG Saturday, 15 July 2023 05:31 PM
YOU ARE WRONG ! WE CHECKED WITH DOCTORS IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES. PURE NEGLIGENCE. THE POOR GIRL DIED FOR NO REASON. SHE COULD HAVE BEEN SAVED EASILY. DO YOU THINK WE ARE STUPID TO BELIEVE ANYTHING YOU SAY. WE KNOW DOCTORS WITH BETTER QUALIFICATIONS. YOUR LICENCE IS CANCELLED IMMEDIATELY.
YOU ARE BUS CONDOCTORS Saturday, 15 July 2023 05:37 PM
SUE THE DOCTOR IN COURTS. CANCEL THE LICENCE.
How old are the doctors saying this, are they over 60 years old? Sunday, 16 July 2023 05:50 PM
Too many old doctors are out of touch with new methods. These crazy statements are being made by older doctors, as no young doctor would be stupid enough to say such brazen deceit.
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