"A surgeon at University Hospital Limerick has admitted to professional misconduct over delays in seeking help for a teenage girl, who died after sustaining massive blood loss during an operation which he performed without having adequate experience or surgical support."
"Dr Ashish Lal, a general surgeon, appeared before a fitness-to-practise inquiry of the Medical Council in relation to his care of Jessica Sheedy including a complex operation he performed on her at UHL on May 8, 2018."
"Ms Sheedy died three days after suffering complications during surgery at UHL"
Jessica Sheedy underwent a complex operation at University Hospital Limerick on May 8, 2018. She suffered complications during surgery and died three days later. The operation involved massive blood loss. Dr Ashish Lal performed the complex operation. He admitted professional misconduct for delaying seeking help and for performing the operation without adequate experience or surgical support. He appeared before a Medical Council fitness-to-practise inquiry concerning his care of Jessica Sheedy. The case centers on clinical decision-making, operative competence, timely escalation, and availability of appropriate surgical support during high-risk procedures.
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