HKA coroner's court in Hong Kong has determined that a premature baby, Angel Yu Pui-fei, died of natural causes despite a medical error involving an infusion tube. The baby was born at 27 weeks' gestation in June 2023 at Prince of Wales Hospital and was placed in the neonatal intensive care unit. Evidence showed that a nurse failed to detect that the infusion tube valve was closed for 30 minutes, despite claiming to have checked it multiple times. The coroner explained that even if a medical mistake occurred, the death could still be attributed to natural causes if the child had a pre-existing fatal condition. The baby survived only one day in the hospital and died on June 13, 2023. Her mother stated she was not informed of any negligence at the time and only learned about it posthumously.
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