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Report into four Adelaide babies’ deaths recommends better communication, but not ECMOs
An independent report into the deaths of four babies at Adelaide’s Women’s and Children’s Hospital has recommended improvements to communication between its medical staff and with interstate hospitals.
Key points:
- Four babies died at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital in September and October
- A report into the deaths recommended improved communication between clinicians and hospitals
- It said the coronavirus pandemic did not affect their outcomes
The babies died in September and October, and clinicians told a parliamentary committee a lack of cardiac services at the hospital may have contributed to their deaths.
The report, released today by SA Health on Christmas Eve, found only one of the babies may have benefited from using an external…
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