Two patients of the diagnostic center in St. Petersburg, where they underwent a study of the stomach, died, two more were injured. About it reported in the press service of the regional department of the Investigative Committee.
According to the investigation, the patients underwent a medical examination of the stomach at a diagnostic center in the Vyborgsky district on January 23 and 25, after which they died.
“Two more patients were hospitalized in serious condition,” the ministry said.
Investigators opened a criminal case under Part 3 of Art. 109 of the Criminal Code (causing death by negligence to two persons). She faces up to four years in prison.
How transmits “Fontanka”, the dead – a 60-year-old woman and a 42-year-old man. They were examined at the City Consultative and Diagnostic Center No. 1. The St. Petersburg Health Committee told the publication that the center is investigating, and conclusions about the causal relationship between the procedure and the death of patients are still premature. “The use of the drug, which could potentially be the cause, has been stopped,” the Komzdrav said.