Both women had, in connection with the intervention at the private clinic in Malmö, got holes in their stomachs. It is an unusual but known complication, notes the Health and Social Care Inspectorate (Ivo).
After the intervention, one of the women was affected by vomiting and pain, but when she turned to the clinic, she only received general advice, writes Sydsvenskan. After collapsing at home, she was taken to the emergency department. She had suffered severe oxygen deficiency in the brain and her life could not be saved. Ivo criticizes the clinic for not allowing her to see a doctor earlier, reports SVT Nyheter Skåne.
A woman who had undergone the intervention at the same clinic suffered severe complications that required nearly seven weeks of hospital care. The clinic is criticized for not allowing her to see a doctor until four days after the complications arose. Furthermore, Ivo objects to her having a gastric balloon inserted at all, since she did not have a sufficiently high BMI.
