Hospitals given guidelines after woman’s death during IVF

DECISIVE new guidelines have been issued to doctors and nurses on the care of patients receiving fertility treatment following an inquiry into the death of a young woman after a reaction to IVF treatment.

The rules, drafted by the Rotunda Hospital where the woman died, cover the diagnosis and emergency care of patients with ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS), a disorder related to some forms of fertility treatment, including IVF.

The guidelines were signed off on by Master of the Rotunda Dr Michael Geary and the private HARI (Human Assited Reproduction Ireland) unit’s consultant Edgar Mocanu.