The police launched an investigation into the death of patients with heart surgery in the East Yorkshire hospital.
The investigation focuses on the aortic valve transplant procedures by reading (TAVI) that was implemented on elderly and weak patients at Castle Hill Hospital, near body.
There were no arrests regarding the investigation, which Hambarside police said in its “very early stages.”
An investigation in the BBC found that concerns were raised about the death of 11 patients after the procedure to replace a damaged valve in the heart.
It is a surgery used in people with heart disease who are not good enough for major heart surgery, because the heart does not need to be stopped, unlike bypass surgery.
However, it still carries a dangerous danger because it includes surgeons inserting a tool with a balloon in the leg or chest, which is transferred to its position near the conquest of the aortic valve. Then a space for the new tissues is created by amplifying the balloon, which supports the heart valve.
Hateful health Care Partnership, who runs Castle Hill through Hall University educational hospitals, NHS TRUST (Huth), told the BBC in three separate reviews, which were conducted after raising concerns, and found that deaths after this type of surgery in the hospital are in line with the national average.
She said that the families who lost their loved ones were invited to ask questions and that confidence is “happy to answer them directly.”
“Three separate external reviews of our TAVI service have been conducted and showed that TAVI’s death rates are similar to national death rates over a period of four years,” said a spokesman.
“The Royal College of Doctors was invited to review the service in 2021, at the request of the chief medical official in the fund. The Royal College’s report concluded that the Tavi service is necessary for the Hambar and North Yorkshire region and needs to be expanded.
“I mentioned, however, that the service design and investment should be reviewed. The report provided a number of measures to improve and we delivered it against all that was shared with us.”
“Investigating the very early stages regarding death after surgery at Castle Hill Hospital. Inquiries are held and at this time, we can confirm the absence of arrests,” said Hambarid police spokesman.
