Inquest hears man died after vein was pierced by accident during procedure in hospital

A Wexford man died as a result of massive internal bleeding after a vein was accidently pierced during an elective procedure at the Beacon Hospital in Dublin three years ago, an inquest has heard.

Craig Tracey (56), a father of one from Parkfield, New Ross, Co Wexford, died from unexpected complications which arose during planned keyhole surgery to treat a hernia at the hospital in Sandyford on December 1st 2021.

An inquest into his death at Dublin District Coroner’s Court on Wednesday heard Mr Tracey welcomed having the procedure as it would give him relief from stomach problems he had suffered for over 20 years.

The surgeon who performed the operation explained how Mr Tracey suffered “sudden massive haemorrhaging” when he accidently cut the patient’s inferior vena cava – the body’s largest vein – in a “safe” area where it was not expected to be found.

Professor John Reynolds said he had never come across an inferior vena cava in that part of the body in over 30…

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