Tragedy at Beilinson Hospital: X-ray machine breaks during catheterization, monitoring is stopped and patient dies

December 7, 2022   

Tragedy at Beilinson Medical Center: This morning (Wednesday), during a complex cardiac catheterization procedure for a 78-year-old patient, the X-ray system - which allows the visualization of blood vessels for catheters - stopped working and disrupted the catheterization process. The doctors immediately began performing CPR on the patient, but all their efforts were unsuccessful - and he died. The hospital said: "The medical team is accompanying the family, updating them with full transparency and embracing them on the sudden loss. The medical team itself is upset and shocked by the difficult and rare event, and is trying to digest and recover from it. "In light of the circumstances of the difficult case, in coordination with the Ministry of Health, it was decided to establish an inspection committee. At the same time, representatives of the device manufacturer in Israel are examining it. "The hospital expresses deep sorrow and shares the family's grief," Beilinson said. The Ministry of Health ordered the hospital to stop non-urgent catheterizations performed within its area.