A 71-year-old Woman Died After Heart Valve Inserted In A Wrong Way

A 71-year-old woman died a week after her heart valve was inserted in a wrong way during surgery. Sheila Hynes suffered from a massive internal bleeding during a routine operation at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle Upon Tyne.

According to BBC News, Mrs. Hynes underwent the surgery to improve supposedly her breathing, which was obstructed by insufficient blood flow. But she never gained consciousness following the faulty operation that causes a permanent damage to her heart. Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust admitted the mistake.

The Hynes family began a lawful suit. Mrs. Hynes' right to life under the Human Rights Act was violated, Nicola Evans, the family's lawyer said.

"My life has been destroyed by what happened to my mother,” Mrs. Hynes' daughter, Jan Hopper, 55, from Haltwhistle in Northumberland, said. Her mother was a depiction of health that week and she can recall saying to her mom, "you look absolutely stunning." Jan spoke to her mom for the last time morning of March 26, which was the day of the operation, Mail Online reported.

A staff told Mrs. Hopper that their mother suffered from complication. However, after three days of the operation, the family were informed that there was an error in the procedure.

Placing the heart valve in a wrong way caused Mrs. Hynes' heart to balloon up and expand. When it contracted, the wall of her heart was penetrated in the instrument. The family still can't imagine what happened. "It has been traumatic," Mrs. Hopper shared.

Mrs. Hynes' death on April 2, 2015, was scheduled for an investigation review late of 2017. She is a widow with seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offered its sincere condolences to Mrs. Hynes' family. "Our thoughts are with the family at this difficult time," it said in a statement.