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Coroner Indicts Premier Hospital Doctors of Negligence Over Peju Ugboma’s Death

The Coroner Inquest set up to unravel the misery surrounding the death of Lagos-based pastry chef, Peju Ugboma, has indicted doctors of Premier hospital for medical negligence.

The mother of two died after she suffered internal bleeding following an elective hysterectomy operation for a fibroid condition at the Victoria Island-based hospital in April 2021.

Until her death on 25 April, she was the founder of a pastry company, I Luv Desserts.

In June, the Lagos State government through the Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA), shut down the intensive care unit of the hospital, pending the outcome of its investigation.

The coroner’s inquest which kick-started in May 2021 had 16 witnesses including the widower, doctors, pathologists, and others.

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After the surgery in April, she complained of severe abdominal pain and discomfort. Her blood pressure dropped to as low as 50/30.

She died after she was referred from Premier hospital to Evercare specialist hospital.

At Evercare, they discovered that she had no pulse, and subsequent CPR to revive her failed.

The deceased husband, Ijoma Ugboma believed that she died due to negligence by doctors from the Premier hospital who attended to her.

The coroner said that the “only logical” insight to “her death is a result of the combination of lack of due diligence of the doctors.”

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He said that the failure of appropriate response – substandard care and inadequate optimal care contributed to her untimely demise.

He further said that other factors that led to her “avoidable death” were the absence of vital medical devices to detect intra-abdominal bleeding, poor documentation of clinical notes, and failure of the immediate involvement of appropriate surgeons.

The coroner said that Premier hospital owes their patient better medical care.

He said that in his opinion, part-time doctors should not be engaged.

Wahab Akinlade

Akinlade I. WAHAB is a dedicated journalist and the proprietor of I-WAHAB Media. He embarked on his career at Murhi International TV (MiTV) and subsequently joined Radio Nigeria as a Judicial Correspondent.With a profound interest in legal reporting, he currently holds the positions of Chairman at the National Association of Judicial Correspondents (NAJUC), Ikeja Branch, and Chairman at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Radio Nigeria Chapel.As the owner of I-WAHAB Media, he has successfully established Top Court News, a platform renowned for providing comprehensive coverage of court cases and legal developments, with the aim of promoting transparency within the judicial system.Akinlade's diligent work and unwavering commitment to ethical reporting have earned him immense respect within the Nigerian journalism community.

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