Boy died after hospital error during routine op

CORONER BLASTS 'CONFUSION' OVER TRAINEE DOCTOR'S EXPERIENCE

- ADAM DUTTON News Reporter

AN “adorable” three-year-old boy died after a trainee doctor accidentally pierced a major artery during a routine biopsy, an inquest heard.

Aarav Chopra suffered a “prolonged” cardiac arrest which was triggered by a build up of blood in his chest cavity and died on November 22, 2023.

Months earlier Aarav had undergone a liver transplant but his body was rejecting the organ so he was having tests at Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

The youngster was having a routine liver biopsy when a trainee doctor pierced an artery with a needle.

Aarav, of Wolverhampton, died as a result of serious brain damage as doctors spent nearly 30 minutes trying to resuscitate him.

An inquest heard his condition went “undiagnosed and untreated” during the procedure.

Senior Coroner Louise Hunt also criticised “poor planning” by staff before the biopsy.

In her report, she said there was “poor” communication about the bleed Aarav suffered, “all of which hampered treatment after his collapse”.

She also highlighted “confusion around the experience of the trainee doctor performing the biopsy”.