The NSW coroner finds a 13-year-old NSW boy died after his gangrenous appendix burst after twice being misdiagnosed with gastroenteritis.
The death of a boy whose gangrenous appendix burst, despite repeated trips to the doctor, serves as a reminder to clinicians that ignoring vital signs can be deadly, the New South Wales coroner says.In 2017, 13-year-old Luca Thomas Raso was twice misdiagnosed with gastroenteritis, and later died from peritonitis, complicated by gangrenous appendicitis
The coroner made no formal recommendations but did stress the case could be referred, to highlight the need to closely check vital signsAn inquest into his death heard he was a cheeky, loving, popular boy who was courageous in his final days. His predicament was far more dire than that, and he died from peritonitis, complicated by gangrenous appendicitis.The inquest was told no pathology tests were ordered, and that the GP, Dr Pavlo Bilokoptyov, had categorically ruled out appendicitis.
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