Family of toddler who lost both kidneys seeking lawyers to take on GPHC

Nov 27, 2025 News

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(Kaieteur News) – The family of 17-month-old Deandre Prashad, the toddler who died after reportedly losing both kidneys during surgery at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) is now actively seeking lawyers to represent them as they move to file a malpractice case against the hospital.

The 18-year-old mother of the child, Shennia Allen of Belmont, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara, is demanding justice for her son, alleging that doctors mistakenly removed both kidneys during a procedure that was intended to remove only one. She accuses the hospital of gross malpractice, misdiagnosis, and negligence, which she believes directly led to Deandre’s death on September 22, 2025. Allen said her son endured severe pain and suffering before he died, and she is pleading for accountability.

After going public with their story, the family decided to take legal action against the hospital. A close relative speaking on behalf of the family said they are urgently seeking lawyers willing to assist with the case. “The family is willing and ready to accept any lawyer who can help us. We need justice for Deandre. We are planning to take legal actions,” the relative stated.

The family member further revealed that although they initially intended to pursue legal action earlier, they were unable to obtain crucial medical documents from the hospital. “When Deandre was hospitalized, the family wrote and sent a letter requesting copies of all tests and scans done on him. Up to the time he died, we never received the information. They only gave us a medical report. They even made us pay $5,000 just to put the letter on a flash drive for them to retrieve it, yet they still refused to print and give us the documents. We needed those records to build our case, but they wouldn’t hand them over,” she explained.

A request letter dated August 4, 2025, and shared with this publication, asked the hospital for a detailed report and copy of the patient’s file, previous diagnoses and treatments, hospital admissions, surgical notes, and all diagnostic tests performed since birth, including lab results, ultrasounds, CT scans, urine cultures, and other tests.

Although the hospital responded on August 27 with a report outlining Prashad’s treatment and medical approach, it did not provide the requested copies of the diagnostic tests.

According to a request letter dated August 4, 2025 issued by the family shared with this publication, states that the requests “detailed report on the patient file, previous diagnosis and treatment, previous hospital admissions, surgical notes, and all diagnostic tests performed by the GPHC since birth including lab tests, ultrasound, CT scans, urine cultures and other tests.”

The hospital responded to the letter on August 27 detailed Prashad treatment and medical approach but did not present copies of the tests to the family.  According to the report, the hospital stated that Prashad was originally treated for “severe LEFT hydronephrosis, suggestive of LEFT PUJO,” and was believed to have a non-functional left kidney and a normal right kidney. After more than a year of follow-up, including cystoscopy, repeated ultrasounds, and management for recurrent urinary infections, doctors recommended a left nephrectomy to protect his right kidney.

The report notes that the surgery on July 21, 2025 “went smoothly, with minimal blood loss,” and that the specimen removed appeared consistent with a hydronephrotic, non-functioning kidney. However, within hours of the operation, Prashad stopped producing urine. By the next morning, he was “anuric,” (inability to produce urine” and new imaging unexpectedly showed that he was “anephric” (person who is without kidneys).

A multidisciplinary review revealed that Deandre actually had “fused cross renal ectopia with a single vascular pedicle and a single collecting system on the LEFT side,” meaning both kidneys were fused together on the left. As a result, the nephrectomy removed all functioning renal tissue.

The report confirms that Prashad went into acute renal failure and required urgent peritoneal dialysis. A dialysis catheter was placed and dialysis began the following morning.

Pathology later confirmed “crossed fused renal ectopia” as the true diagnosis. Since July 22, Deandre has remained on continuous peritoneal dialysis. The hospital noted complications including left ventricular hypertrophy and one episode of suspected peritonitis, but stated that “peritoneal dialysis has been successful in managing his fluid and electrolyte status.”

In a statement on Wednesday, GPHC reaffirmed that an investigation into the matter has been completed and is currently under review by the relevant authorities and oversight bodies “to ensure accuracy, fairness, and completeness.” The hospital further pledged that it will share the findings, conclusions, and recommendations arising from the investigation in a subsequent release.

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