Coroner criticises care of woman who died after kidney stone operation

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Third inquest into death of Carmel Bloom 14 years ago rules that ‘absences’ in routine aftercare contributed to cardiac arrest

A series of medical “absences” played a part in the death of a woman 14 years ago after a routine kidney stone operation, the third inquest into her death has ruled.

Carmel Bloom, 54, from Ilford, Essex, died on 8 September 2002, after surgery at the private Roding hospital in Ilford, where she worked as a health controller. She was taken to Whipps Cross intensive therapy unit (ITU) but died after her blood pressure fell and she suffered cardiac arrest.

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Coroner criticises care of woman who died after kidney stone operation