Family of Cork woman who never woke up after surgery at CUH settle case for €400,000

Patricia Kelly 'never resurrected from the anaesthesia' and was completely unconscious for 22 months before her death

Mother of one, Patricia Kelly, from Castletreasure, Douglas in Cork City died after being in a coma for 22 months at Cork University Hospital following an operation on two discs in her neck. File picture

The family of a 45-year-old Cork woman who never woke up after routine surgery at Cork University Hospital has settled a High Court action over her death for €400,000.

Mother of one, Patricia Kelly, from Castletreasure, Douglas in Cork City died after being in a coma for 22 months at Cork University Hospital following an operation on two discs in her neck.