The autopsy result of Shiryl Saturnino revealed the cause of her death.
SHIRYL SATURNINO – The autopsy result of Shiryl Saturnino, the 29-year-old businesswoman who died after three procedures at a cosmetic clinic, revealed the cause of her death.
Based on a recent news report of GMA’s Emil Sumangil in State of the Nation with Jessica Soho, the autopsy result of Shiryl Saturnino revealed that she died of ‘multiple organ failure secondary to complications of cosmetic surgical procedures’.
According to the report, the medical personnel who conducted the cosmetic surgery procedures to Shiryl Saturnino include anesthesiologist Dr. Jose Jovito Mendiola, plastic surgeon Dr. Samuel Eric C. Yapjuangco, and three nurses of The Icon Clinic who assisted during the operation.
In a case briefing conducted according to the report, the Special Investigation Task Group Shiryl agreed to speed up the releasing of the result of the histopathology examination so charges can already be filed against those who conducted the operation.
The Chief of Mandaluyong Police, P/Sr. Supt. Joaquin Alva, expressed that they were already able to talk to medical doctors and they were suggested to wait for the result of the histopathology examination as it is more detailed.
Bases on the report, the documents handled by the SITG Shiryl include the Professional Regulation Commission I.D’s of the medical personnel who conducted the cosmetic surgery procedures, the letter of consent signed by Saturnino before the procedures were conducted, and the medical records of Saturnino.
According to the commander of the SITG Shiryl, P/Sr. Supt. Marcelino Pedrozo, they are planning to file charges of reckless imprudence resulting to homicide
“That will lead to the reprimand, suspension, and revocation of the license of the doctors or the nurses involved,” said Pedrozo.
Based on a previous news report, Saturnino died after she underwent three cosmetic surgery procedures, liposuction, breast, and butt surgeries.
It was on Saturday at 5:00 o’clock in the afternoon when she arrived in the cosmetic clinic. The operation lasted until 2:40 in the morning, Sunday. The doctors noticed that she has no more heartbeat.
The doctors tried to revive the cosmetic patient according to the report. They even sought the help of Makati Medical Center. Unfortunately, Saturnino was declared dead by Dr. Kristel Marie del Rosario at 3:21 in the morning.
The mother of the cosmetic patient raised questions on how her daughter died and why was she allowed to undergo three cosmetic surgery procedures if her body could not handle it.
Allow me to shed light. Multiple surgical procedures can be done. In fact it is done quite often than you think. This patient underwent Cardiopulmonary clearance and was cleared by a Cardiologist with regards to the procedures to be undertaken. If the cardiologist says green light. Then the procedure is a go.
The procedure is then explained to the patient in detail and risks involved. She then signed consent form.
Surgical Proper: This is where it went wrong. Its not the number of procedures. In fact its the type of procedure done. Liposuction is notoriously known to cause Fat embolism. This is when a fat tissue goes into the systemic circulation and eventually lodges in the lungs. Patient will immediately experience difficulty of breathing. This is very rapid and would require urgent attention. 6mins into this reduced oxygenation(hypoxia) death may ensue and it happened. The Doctors were powerless at this point. I hope it may shed light to what happened and lets not blame our doctors. This is part of the risks involved in liposuction it was explained and the patient consented despite this. Lets not blame the doctors i think everything was set in place according to the protocols and this was an act of God.
nice explanation ty