Health Ministry orders clarification on cancer patient’s deathVietNamNet Bridge – Associate Professor Luong Ngoc Khue, head of the Health Ministry’s Department of Medical Examination and Treatment, has asked K (Cancer) Hospital to review its treatment procedure of a female patient who died after a drug was injected. Contrast medium may cause anaphylactoid shock. On September 21, she was transferred to K Hospital in Tan Trieu Commune, Thanh Tri District, Ha Noi because her cancer had returned. Medical contrast medium is a substance used to enhance the contrast of structures or fluids within the body during medical imaging. Seven out of ten people who suffered from anaphylactoid shock died within five days.

Source: VietNamNet News October 05, 2017 10:18 UTC