A Westmeath man suffered fatal bleeding while undergoing what a hospital consultant described as “low-risk” surgery to ease pressure on a nerve in his head, an inquest has heard.
Shane Kelly, 57, died from “torrential” bleeding during an operation at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin on October 1, 2020 to treat a condition known as trigeminal neuralgia, where a blood vessel is pressing against the nerve which provides sensation to the face.
A sitting of Dublin District Coroner’s Court heard Mr Kelly, a baker from Mayfield Grove, Athlone, Co Westmeath, had opted for the elective surgery as he had “just wanted to live a pain-free life.”
