Man (63) with no history of poor health died less than 24 hours after hip replacement at Blackrock Clinic, inquest told

"A patient who had no history of poor health died suddenly less than 24 hours after undergoing hip replacement surgery at the Blackrock Clinic two years ago, an inquest has been told."

"Brian Hulgraine (63), of Stonepark Abbey, Rathfarnham, Dublin, died after suffering a sudden collapse and going into cardiac arrest in his room in the hospital on November 22, 2024."

A 63-year-old man with no prior history of poor health died suddenly less than 24 hours after undergoing hip replacement surgery at Blackrock Clinic. He suffered a sudden collapse and went into cardiac arrest in his hospital room on November 22, 2024. The death occurred after the surgery performed two years earlier, and the circumstances were brought before an inquest. The man was identified as Brian Hulgraine, of Stonepark Abbey, Rathfarnham, Dublin. The reported timeline places the collapse and cardiac arrest within the first day following the operation.

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