An inquest called over the mysterious death of a young boy has found that while treating the little boy they used catheter which broke down in the middle and led to the death of the boy. The whole incident took place in 2009.

It has been informed that soon after ten hours of inserting catheter the baby succumbed to death. The boy called Joshua Elliott was born with intestinal defect, gastroschis. However, after a surgery his defect was corrected.

The parents of the innocent child witnessed some digestion problems with the boy and thus took him to Sydney Children’s Hospital. The surgeons and doctors thought it necessary to insert a catheter into the boy so that essential nutrition could be given to him.

However, soon after ten yours of inserting the catheter, the boy failed to survive. A nurse found the child in complications and informed the doctors, who later announced him dead. An inquiry over the whole case was called for. During the inquiry, it was found that the parents of the boy were not made aware of the adverse outcomes of inserting the catheter.

It has further been informed that the catheter which was inserted in the boy was thin in size. A catheter of 2.5 french size was use as the recommended 3 french size catheter was not available. Moreover, the catheter used was slightly stiffer and thus caused risk to the vein of the boy.

Paediatric anaesthetist Dr. Maged Bishay said, “The fact that Joshua had been exposed to the duration of the anaesthetic, also all the other associated medical issues, I thought would potentially pose a significant risk to Joshua”. The inquest over the death case of the boy would be continued.