3 people detained in case of 8 patients dying from dialysis complications

Defendant Hoang Cong Luong was the doctor who directly ordered the treatment of 18 patients undergoing dialysis at the time of the medical accident.

Regarding the medical accident that caused the death of 8 dialysis patients at Hoa Binh General Hospital on May 29, on June 22, the Investigation Police Agency of Hoa Binh Provincial Police issued a decision to prosecute and temporarily detain Bui Manh Quoc (31 years old, residing in Bac Ninh City), Director of Tram Anh Water Treatment Company Limited, for the crime of involuntary manslaughter due to violation of professional rules.

Tran Van Son (27 years old, residing in Hoa Binh City), an officer of the medical supplies and equipment department of Hoa Binh Provincial General Hospital, was charged with negligence causing serious consequences; Hoang Cong Luong (31 years old, residing in Quoc Oai District, Hanoi), a doctor at the Intensive Care Unit - Artificial Kidney Unit of Hoa Binh Provincial General Hospital, was charged with violating medical treatment regulations.

Police are investigating the case.

A leader of the Hoa Binh Provincial Police said that the suspect Hoang Cong Luong was the doctor who directly ordered the treatment of 18 patients undergoing dialysis at the time of the above mentioned medical incident. This doctor did not follow the procedures and regulations when examining and treating patients, causing serious consequences.

Defendant Bui Manh Quoc is the person who directly repairs and maintains the water filtration system of the dialysis machine at Hoa Binh Provincial General Hospital.

Previously, on June 8, Mr. Tran Quang Khanh, Director of the Department of Health of Hoa Binh province, announced the conclusion of the expert council on medical accidents that caused the deaths of 8 dialysis patients.

Accordingly, the expert council is inclined towards the possibility of an abnormality in the RO water source used during hemodialysis for patients at the Hemodialysis Unit of Hoa Binh Provincial General Hospital.

According to Thanh Nien