Down's syndrome patient dies after 19 days in hospital with no food
London - A man with Down’s syndrome suffered a ‘cruel and horrific’ death in hospital after being left without food for 19 days, his family has said.
He was admitted to Manchester Royal Infirmary on February 26, 2016. He died less than a month later, having lost 2st 12lbs. Mr Ulleri fractured his pelvis, wrist and neck in the fall, but his injuries were initially missed and he was discharged.At the inquest, coroner Angharad Davies said that for medical reasons Mr Ulleri was made nil-by-mouth on March 4, and had a feeding tube inserted on March 9. It was removed a day later because he found it uncomfortable.
He said the delay in giving nutrition meant Mr Ulleri, from Withington, was too weak to recover. He died two days later. ‘We are looking to avoid future failures. We have got a lot of questions we feel are unresolved, that don’t just reflect on Joe, but on other people with Down’s syndrome.Another sibling, Giovanni, said of the period before a feeding tube was inserted in his brother’s stomach: ‘Not only was he thoroughly neglected, he was starved for 19 days.’
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