HORROR IN THE HOSPITAL: 3-year-old boy dies when doctor PUNCTURED ARTERY during routine procedure!
Parents of a three-year-old boy have received compensation from the NHS after their son died following what was supposed to be a routine operation.
TL;DR
- A three-year-old boy, Arav Chopra, died after a trainee doctor punctured his artery during a liver biopsy.
- The puncture led to blood accumulating in his chest cavity and subsequent cardiac arrest and brain damage.
- An investigation found that the bleeding was not diagnosed or treated during the procedure.
- Poor planning, communication issues regarding the bleeding, and confusion about the trainee doctor's experience level were criticized.
- Arav's parents were not informed that a trainee doctor would perform the biopsy.