Health
Errors at West Suffolk hospital contributed to woman’s death – The Guardian
Inquest finds Susan Warby, 57, received insulin she did not need after blood test mistakes
Hospital errors contributed to the death of a woman five weeks after bowel surgery, an inquest into her death has concluded.
Susan Warby, 57, who died at West Suffolk hospital in Bury St Edmunds, was incorrectly given glucose instead of saline through an arterial line that remained in place for 36 hours and resulted in inaccurate blood test readings.
She was subsequently given insulin she did not need, causing bouts of extremely low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) and the development of a brain inj…
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