A medical doctor at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, has d!ed after he reportedly performed a 72-hour surgery without a break at the neurosurgery unit.

The Association of Resident Doctors disclosed this in a letter dated September 19, addressed to LUTH’s chief medical director. The doctors in the letter titled ‘’An Appeal By The House Officers Of LUTH’' accused their senior colleagues of bullying, giving them stressful call hours without breaks, and not providing feeding and good accommodation.

The letter in part reads

“We the house officers are in deep grief over the loss of our colleague, a co-House officer (Dr Umoh Michael) who died on 17th September, 2023, after having a 72hrs call in Neurosurgery Unit. He is said to have been on call 72hrs before arriving home on Sunday morning to get set for church service, reaching his worship center (United Evangelical Church) where he slumped in the church at about 11am.

His roommate attested to the fact that Umoh Michael has barely slept in their apartment over the past one week as he was always on call or the day he returns home is around 3am after surgeries and other activities in Neurosurgery Unit.”

The protest letter pointed out that the doctors have long standing challenges since they resumed housemanship in the hospital and that one of the most striking challenges they face is the bullying they receive from their senior colleagues, stressful call hours without breaks in between, no call food, no good accommodation.”

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He was only trying to put food on his table fa

After those lectures have stressed their brain in school only for them to graduate and come and be stressed by senior colleagues again. Only in 9ja.

So unfortunate. May the lord Almighty condole his loved ones.

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A medical doctor at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, has d!ed after he reportedly performed a 72-hour surgery without a break at the neurosurgery unit.
The Association of Resident Doctors disclosed this in a letter dated September 19, addressed to LUTH’s chief medical director. The doctors in the letter titled ‘’An Appeal By The House Officers Of LUTH’' accused their senior colleagues of bullying, giving them stressful call hours without breaks, and not providing feeding and good accommodation.

What about the patient he operated on? Hope he too didn't die.

fyzaila:
He was only trying to put food on his table fa After those lectures have stressed their brain in school only for them to graduate and come and be stressed by senior colleagues again. Only in 9ja. So unfortunate. May the lord Almighty condole his loved ones.

Food on the table by operating for 72 hours straight? All those who signed off and allowed such a task need to be held responsible for his death, prosecuted even.

May Nigeria never happen to you and i

When rest is needed, kindly adhere to nature's call. It is very important.

72 hours non stop isnt joke and a medical practitioner should know better.

That Church service wasn't necessary at that moment he had for rest, God sees our heart.

The Senior colleagues putting them to stressful hours can be challenged, the life no get duplicate.

RIP Doc.

What exactly is wrong with this Nigeria sef?

Strange terrible news Everytime.
Such a young man with promising future.

Those Senior Doctors should be punished

Please let this reach front page. It was just last month a house officer died in an elevator, now someone died after a 72hr call. LUTH is one of the worst places to do housejob

I bet you, not even a minute of silence and he will be replaced immediately