Senior NSW doctor initially believed two-year-old had a virus before her sepsis death, inquest hears

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Inquest into Pippa White’s death told senior paediatrician formed views of her condition based on phone calls

A NSW coronial inquest into the death of two-year-old Pippa Mae White heard that doctors thought the toddler had a viral illness before her death in 2022.A NSW coronial inquest into the death of two-year-old Pippa Mae White heard that doctors thought the toddler had a viral illness before her death in 2022.hospital where a two-year-old girl died of septic shock initially did not think her elevated heart rate and low oxygen levels were a sign of sepsis, an inquest has heard.

Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup “Specifically at that time I wasn’t entertaining that she was septic at that point, I didn’t feel there was enough data at that point to think Pippa could be septic.” Buckmaster was not at Orange hospital when Pippa was admitted. The inquest heard his registrar, Dr Christopher Morris, examined her and called his boss for advice.

 

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