Axo v Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust: QBD 10 Jun 2019

Claim for damages brought on behalf of a boy born prematurely at Salisbury General Hospital in 2008. Shortly after birth, he received a tenfold overdose of pancuronium bromide (referred to hereafter as pancuronium), which is a muscle relaxant used to facilitate mechanical ventilation. It is alleged that this caused him to sustain significant brain damage which has resulted in cerebral palsy.

Judges:

Yip DBE J

Citations:

[2019] EWHC 1454 (QB)

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Professional Negligence

Updated: 06 July 2022; Ref: scu.638225