ANAESTHETIC FATAL
CHILD WITH RARE COMPLAINT. DISCOVERY DIFFICULT. (By Telegraph.—Press Association ) CHRISTCHURCII, Tuesday. Medical evidence was heard at the inquest to-day concerning the death of Shirley McKenzie, aged four, who died while under an anaesthetic on Saturday in the Christchurch Hospital. The operation was for adenoids. The child was carefully examined before being given the anaesthetic, and the heart and lungs and general physical condition found to be satisfactory. The patient took the anaesthetic easily, but then her breathing stopped without warning. Restorative measures were tried, but in vain.
A post-mortem examination disclosed the condition of status lymphaticus. The witnesses described the condition as being of rare occurrence, and all agreed that° it was very unlikely to be discovered by the most thorough examination. Its effect was 'to render a patient unable to survive an anaesthetic. There was an enlargement of the thymus gland and of the lymph glands generally. The coroner found that death was due to this condition, hastenedby the administration of the anaesthetic.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 66, 19 March 1930, Page 8
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