Italian Woman Dies from Sepsis After Liposuction, Autopsy Reveals

Rome: A sixty-two-year-old Italian woman, Simonetta Kalfus, died on March 18 from sepsis following a liposuction procedure at a private clinic in Rome, as indicated by preliminary autopsy results released on Monday.

According to Ansa News Agency, the autopsy was conducted at the legal medicine institute of Tor Vergata Hospital. It revealed that Kalfus underwent multiple cosmetic procedures on March 6 at a private facility. The State Attorney’s Office in Rome ordered the autopsy and is currently investigating three doctors involved in the procedures on charges of manslaughter.

The investigation intensified after a complaint from Kalfus’s thirty-five-year-old daughter, prompting the Carabinieri of the Anzio company to acquire medical records and other health documentation related to the deceased.

Kalfus, who succumbed after four days in a vegetative coma, initially experienced pain immediately following the surgery, which she assumed was a normal part of post-operative recovery. However, her condition deteriorated, leading her to seek medical attention in Pomezia, south of Rome.

Despite being discharged with a prescribed therapy, Kalfus’s condition worsened, culminating in her admission to Grassi Hospital in Ostia on March 14, where she passed away last Tuesday. Her body was subsequently transferred to Tor Vergata Hospital for the autopsy.

Investigators are currently scrutinizing the medical documentation of Kalfus and the records from the private practice where the liposuction was performed. The surgeon involved is under investigation along with two others and had previously been convicted of injuries following a breast implant a year ago.