Baby died following extravasation

A coroner has ruled doctors at a Plymouth hospital were not to blame for the death of a two-week-old premature baby who died after the contents of her feeding tube leaked.

A paediatric expert at the inquest, Professor Peter Fleming, agreed with the doctors who treated Brooke, that the feeding fluid had led to a chemical erosion of the blood vessel it was in, causing it to leak into her liver and abdomen.

The coroner’s narrative verdict acknowledged the leakage contributed to Brooke’s death, but said her feeding tube had been inserted correctly by doctors.

The photograph shows Brooke Herridge who was born prematurely at 27 weeks.

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