A 30-year-old woman admitted to hospital with suspected gastroenteritis died from multi-organ failure six days later, an inquest has heard.
Nabila Bibi, of Kensington Street, Girlington, had a complicated medical history including heart disease, an irregular heartbeat which had been surgically corrected and diabetes.
Mrs Bibi, who was on the blood-thinning drug Warfarin and other medication, had gone to Bradford Royal Infirmary at the end of April with stomach pain, feeling sick, a bit feverish and dizzy, the inquest heard yesterday.
At first doctors though she had gastroenteritis but after appearing to recover and being about to be allowed home, her condition worsened and further tests showed her kidneys and liver were not working normally.
Mrs Bibi’s condition further deteriorated. Problems with her blood supply became evident and her lungs started to fail. Surgery was not viable because of her condition and although attempts were made to reverse her multi-organ failure, she died in Intensive Care.
Pathologist Dr Stephen Goldsbrough described Mrs Bibi’s multi-organ failure as “a powerless medical state” and “a vicious circle”.
The post-mortem examination did not show any infection which could have been treated.
Coroner Roger Whittaker recorded that Mrs Bibi, whose husband and father were at the inquest, had died from natural causes.
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