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Police are investigating the death of a college student who was undergoing facial contouring surgery at a plastic surgery clinic in Gangnam, Seoul.
According to the police yesterday (2nd), the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Violent Crime Investigation Team is investigating two doctors belonging to A plastic surgery department on charges of negligent manslaughter, etc.
After undergoing facial contouring surgery on March 4, Mr. B developed facial muscle stiffness while waiting for nose surgery, and it is known that he suffered from a high temperature of over 41 degrees.
B, who lost consciousness, was transported to the emergency room of a nearby university hospital, but eventually died the next day.
The cause of death was found to be malignant hyperthermia.
The bereaved family claims that B died during sleep anesthesia due to the negligence of the medical staff.
However, the hospital said, "The operation was only possible under general anesthesia and was performed under general anesthesia." "Mr. B was a patient with malignant hyperthermia, a hereditary disease that could not be determined through prior examination. Malignant hyperthermia is a disease that occurs only during general anesthesia. , was transferred to a university hospital with 'Dantrolene', the only treatment (of pernicious hyperthermia) within 10 minutes of the onset, but there was a delay in the emergency room of the hospital due to the corona situation," he added.
The police said that they plan to request an additional evaluation from the Korea Medical Dispute Mediation and Arbitration Service while comprehensively examining CCTV images and medical records of the operating room to determine whether there was any negligence.
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