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Cottenham man calls for anaesthetic review after wife's death

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Rachel Gibson , 47 , went into cardiac arrest following hip replacement surgery.

She sustained irreversible brain damage and died at Addenbrooke’s Hospital three months later .

Coroner Philip Barlow said there was "inconsistency" with the way local anaesthetic was measured.

Dr Gibson's husband, Cliff , 49 , said it was a "national problem" and "we need to put pressure on the college to make changes".

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81

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76

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95

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informal

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English

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54

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short-lived

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