South China Morning Post
AsiaPac · 25 days ago
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Hong Kong inquest finds rare gastroscopy complication caused man’s death
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A Hong Kong inquest has ruled that a 29-year-old man died of brain swelling caused by a rare complication from a gastroscopy procedure at a public hospital, with the coroner noting delays in obtaining a brain scan.
Hong Kong inquest finds rare gastroscopy complication caused man’s death
A 29-year-old Hong Kong man died of misadventure linked to a rare complication following a gastroscopy at a public hospital two years ago, a death inquest has found.
The Coroner’s Court on Friday ruled that Lui Pak-to died of cerebral oedema, or brain swelling, triggered by the procedure at Queen Mary Hospital on February 29, 2024.
Coroner Raymund Chow Chi-wei cited expert evidence indicating it was undesirable that Lui had to wait four hours and 40 minutes for a brain scan after suffering a...
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