Waterford hospital apologises over woman's death

Elizabeth Murphy went into anaphylactic shock in her Kilkenny home and died after taking the antibiotic prescribed by her doctor.

Senior counsel Jeremy Maher told the court the death of Mrs Murphy in front of her husband and daughter at her home in Piltown Kilkenny was truly tragic and should never have happened. In the apology read to the court, University Hospital Waterford offered its"sincerest apologies following the tragic death of Mrs Murphy" and said it acknowledged that the experience was devastating for the family"and continues to have a profound and lasting effect.

In the case against the HSE it was claimed that in September 2018 Mrs Murphy was admitted to the hospital for cardiologial assessment after complaining of pain in her neck and shoulder.On 21 September 2018, following the administration of a certain type of antibiotic, Mrs Murphy suffered an anaphylactic reaction.That antibiotic was discontinued and she was given an alternative one and discharged from hospital five days later and brought back the next month for review.

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