Mother-of-four, 43, died after planned surgery was cancelled three times at last minute - as coroner says she would have survived if treated earlier
Daily MailA mother who died after a planned surgery was cancelled three times would have survived had she been treated earlier, a coroner had said. Karen Dack, pictured, was booked for operations at the Leicester Royal Infirmary in April and May this year, however, each procedure was called off due to a lack of theatre capacity Ms Dack's partner, Emmi Akamo, pictured, said she had been failed 'multiple times' by the hospital Despite the death, a hospital boss told a coroner there were no plans for theatre expansions. She was admitted to the LRI's emergency department in April, but urgent surgery didn't happen as 'there were no intensive care beds and her condition had appeared to have resolved', the report said. The coroner heard from a senior clinical director at the LRI who said there had been a review of how patients are prioritised for operations The coroner went on to say that the patient's condition continued to deteriorate on May 8 probably because of bowel perforation and Ms Dack died of sepsis despite surgeons' attempts to save her.
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