Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 22, 1996, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free March 1996 a9 mom urges surgery practice runs by Alexandra Paul medical reporter the Mother of a baby who died after open heart surgery at health sciences Centre called on judge Murray Sinclair to have doctors make practice runs before they perform Complex Judith whose five Darold died after surgery to reconstruct her also wants doctors to agree on the information they Tell they should have practice runs if its heavy duty surgery and they should come to terms with each other on information come to an Bichel told the associate provincial court Sinclair is leading an inquest into the deaths of a reported 100 Chil Dren after open heart surgery at Hsc from 1981 to including Council to probe judges conduct a Public hearing to deter mine whether a provincial court judge is guilty of mis conduct will begin june charges were Laid against judge Brian Corrin earlier this his Fate will be decided by the Manitoba judicial the six member Council will con Sist of three judges from outside the the president of the Law society of Manitoba and two Lay penalties Range from a warning to dismissal from the among other its alleged that Corrin failed to show up for a trial and was abusive toward Crown who was appointed to the Bench in is currently sus Pended with a Trail of death Here is a chronology of events surrounding the inquest into the deaths of 12 babies at Winnipeg health sciences Centre july 1993 longtime paediatric cardiac surgeon Kim Duncan leaves infants requiring heart surgery Are sent out of february 1994 Jonah a newly trained surgeon from is hired to restart the infant heart surgery february to May five babies 12 who died in 1994 before the hos Pital suspended the paediatric car Diac surgery program due to a High mortality the now in its third is taking a break that could last up to three Sinclair said May infighting Between medical staff culminates in anaesthetists High risk surgeries May to september two babies september High risk surgeries september to december five babies december 23 surgeries february 1995 confidential review by Toronto Hospital for sick children reveals crisis in pro program remains province orders Wichels born was diagnosed almost immediately after birth with multiple congenital heart in an attempt to save her the parents agreed to surgery it was to be the first and most critical operation in a series of three reconstructive surgeries known As a Norwood it involved a number of including Patching a Hole in the heart and switching the placement of the pulmonary and aortic Arter ies so the heart could pump blood Soso Odds but Bichel said two doctors gave her different information on Suc Cess rates for the she testified that cardiac sur Geon Jonah Odim gave her 50 50 but on another cardiologist Cameron Ward gave her a 3070 Chance against Erica Ward said the surgeon would give a higher per she under Cross examination by Saul a lawyer who represents 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Felthous cent re 100 Princess 124 hotline 9420445 whose children Bichel said nobody at the Hospital told her the surgical team had worked together Only since childrens heart surgery resumed at Hsc in february 1994 with dims that anaesthetists had threatened to Boycott the surgery and called for a review after the first five deaths in High risk surgeries had been suspended from May until sep tember Odim had performed one other Norwood surgery in Winnipeg on a baby who died in one of the most crucial factors emerging at the inquest is what information the parents were Given and whether they were encouraged to ask Bichel said she and her husband disagreed Over the information they received about dims exp she thought the surgeon had told her he had done a few nor Woods her husband thought he had Only assisted in the she was asked by the Anes theists Hymie if she Felt doctors treated her fair in not was All Bichel Bichel testified she and her Hus band knew the surgery was Dan we had one 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