Hong Kong health authorities have opened an investigation into a suspected medical blunder involving an improperly sealed catheter used in a heart operation on a 75-year-old man who later died at Tuen Mun Hospital. The Hospital Authority said on Thursday that the patient, who had a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and high cholesterol,…
A probe has been launched into a serious medical incident in which a six‑year‑old boy’s heart stopped for about 16 minutes at Hong Kong Children’s Hospital after his breathing tube came loose from the ventilator. The hospital on Saturday said it was “deeply concerned” about the case. “The hospital has taken immediate measures to strengthen…
A 50-year-old heart disease patient at Queen Mary Hospital has spent several days in coma after a nurse failed to switch on his ventilator for a few minutes in a suspected medical blunder, the Post has learned. A source told the Post that the Hospital Authority should have promptly disclosed the July 21 incident as…