article_snippet: A fit and healthy 41-year-old man died after a routine hernia operation in which anaesthetist Dr Andrei Rebrov was 'too proud' to ask for help when the patient suffered an anaphylactic shock, an inquest heard.
article_snippet: anaesthetist Dr Andrei Rebrov did not realise initially that anaesthetist Dr Andrei Rebrov had  suffered an anaphylactic shock and so Jamie Hyde went for more than one hour without being given potentially life-saving treatment.
article_snippet: But The inquest into his death in Exeter, Devon heard that Dr Rebrov refused to do so and instead called the critical care unit at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital in Exeter.
article_snippet: Dr Rebrov also turned down an offer of help from another doctor on site who was also an anaesthetist.
article_snippet: Dr Rebrov said Dr Rebrov had received training on how to deal with anaphylactic shocks but had not encountered one before.
article_snippet: Coroner Elizabeth Earland asked Dr Michael Seymour, the surgeon who was in the operating theatre at the time, whether Dr Rebrov froze.
article_snippet: Dr Rebrov said: 'I don't think Dr Rebrov froze, I think Dr Rebrov reacted to the situation
article_snippet: Dr Rebrov was in but one of the problems was whatever Dr Rebrov tried to do, worked for a while then Jamie deteriorated again.'
article_snippet: Jamie Hyde sister Catherine told the inquest that Mr Hyde's sister Catherine believes Dr Rebrov was 'too proud' to ask for help when complications arose.
article_snippet: Mr Hyde's sister Catherine said: 'When I first saw Dr Rebrov at the hospital
article_snippet: Dr Rebrov was very upset and tearful.
article_snippet: Dr Rebrov said Jamie was a very nice guy. '
article_snippet: I felt sorry for Jamie, but now I feel Jamie was too proud to ask for help.'
highlights_snippet: was not given potentially life-saving treatment for more than one hour .
  inquest heard anaesthetist Dr Andrei Rebrov was 'too proud' to ask for help .
  