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SINGAPORE: A doctor was charged on Thursday (Mar 12) with causing the death of a 63-year-old woman by a negligent act during kidney surgery.<\/p>\n
Dr Fong Yan Kit, a 54-year-old Singaporean, is accused of erroneously severing certain vessels during a keyhole surgery between 1.30pm and 4.10pm on Apr 29, 2022 at Raffles Hospital.<\/p>\n
Dr Fong is also accused of concluding the surgery without checking that he had severed the correct vessels.<\/p>\n
As a result, the patient’s intra-abdominal organs suffered infarction, or tissue death due to inadequate blood supply.<\/p>\n
According to a coroner’s inquiry into the death of Madam Tan Bee Hwa, the surgery was to remove a growth in her kidney.<\/p>\n
She died a few days after the surgery.<\/p>\n
The State Coroner in his findings said the patient had died as a result of the medical procedure.<\/p>\n
According to a check on the Singapore Medical Council’s website, Dr Fong remains a registered doctor, operating at Raffles Hospital.<\/p>\n
He did not give an indication of how he would plead on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The case was adjourned to April.<\/p>\n
If convicted of causing death by a negligent act, he could be jailed for up to two years, fined, or both.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n