Manuel, a 13-month-old baby, was admitted to a surgical block in April 2024. Casmu sanatorium from Uruguay and was there for about eight hours, much longer than expected. He had to undergo one endoscopic pulmonary lobectomybut no one had told the parents that it was a complicated operation. When the procedure was over, the little boy’s mother, Bibiana Carreño, received a WhatsApp from the surgical team: “Everything is fine, they stun him and take him to the ground“.
However, this was not the case, according to the case that the weekly newspaper originally reported on Seek.
Within minutes, doctors announced this to the mother from the door of the surgical ward The child had a small bleed and therefore a larger cut had to be made. He said that this was planned and the clinical history did not indicate that there were any adverse events during the procedure. The baby was referred to the intensive care unit.
This small bleed that the doctors reported to the mother resulted in a Pulmonary hemorrhage in Manuel, which led to his death on April 9, 2024.
The parents assure that no one warned them that the technique to which the baby would be subjected was very delicate and that there was hardly any history of it in Uruguay.
Manuel was born with one congenital malformation in the lower lobe of his left lungMany doctors suggest removal to avoid possible complications later. The doctors who treated him concluded that it was best to remove the affected lobe.
A pediatric thoracic surgeon was assigned to perform the surgery, as presented, and opted for this less invasive procedure, which uses special cameras and requires smaller incisions. The procedure would also allow the minor a better recovery of no more than four days.
This surgeon was along with another colleague who was involved in the operation reported by the family for manslaughterwhile the doctor The intensive care doctor on duty that morning is also accused of a cover-up for the entry in the anamnesis that the operation did not result in any major complications.
During this time, prosecutors investigated the case and this week the Justice Department decided to charge the two surgeons with manslaughter and an intensive care doctor with concealment.
The professionals must adhere to the precaution of fixing the address while the investigation is ongoing.
Shortly after starting the operation on Manuel, the surgeons encountered difficulties that obscured the view of the operating field, but they decided to insist on this method. A report that was incorporated into the public prosecutor’s investigation – and was informed by it The Observer – concludes that “the delay (in changing methods) is about 4 to 5 hours unnecessarily extended operation time” and it turned out that it was “a Excessively prolonged anesthesia duration in a 13-month-old infant“.
This delay caused “significant respiratory bleeding.” The blood that Manuel lost caused his death.
Prosecutor Sylvia Lovesio assured in her statement on the indictment that “for “Carelessness, incompetence (and) negligence by both,” a low-risk procedure led to the baby’s death.
“Manuel, only 13 months old, was admitted healthy and with a diagnosis of a benign malformation, the development of which could have been controlled through clinical follow-up examinations. He was subjected to a high-risk operation, which not only led to a regression of his health status from healthy to critical, but also established, through impeccable actions, that he fell into a state of extreme vulnerability,” the prosecutor’s report says The Observer.
Gabriel Gianninione of the reported surgeons has a degree in pediatric medicine. The other who is brought to trial Martin Ormaecheait is a third class. The Intensivist Carolina Talasimov According to the public prosecutor, reported an “untruth in the medical history”.
In her statement, prosecutor Lovesio also cited a scientific report from the medical school that concluded that there were “several errors in the surgical and postoperative treatment.”
For the family, The doctors’ accusation means “a little justice”. “There is a lot of pain. Today we have taken a big step. I understand that it is not easy to appoint doctors. We have done very hard work and will continue to do so,” he said. Bibiana CarrenoManuel’s mother, to the news after the court hearing Telemundo from channel 12.
Before this hearing, Manuel’s parents had spoken to the media and explained that they wanted to bring some peace into their home and prevent such a situation from happening again.
“The way Manuel died was very sudden. The day before he played quietly, he entered the operating room and greeted everyone. “An operation that would take two to three hours, four at the most, took nine,” the woman said. All this time, the family searched for information but received no answers.
“You have deceived us from the first moment with the most sacred thing you have in life: your son, your baby.” he said.
Carreño said they had previously been told that the operation would be simple, although with some risks. “They sent us to a general anesthetist. It’s been 20 months since we buried him. After research, we found that anesthesia is very complicated, one of the most difficult there is,” he said.
“We’re here because of Manu, so we can have some peace. Our family was destroyed. But there are also many children who may not have the opportunity to have the strength of their parents. That’s what we’re here for, because the healthcare system is more transparent and more humane,” he said.
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