Aspiring mechanic, 16, died after surgeon pierced his vein using wrong instrument in minor operation

A teenager died during a routine operation when a surgeon allegedly pierced a major vein after using the wrong instrument, an inquest heard. Ryan Senior, 16, suffered multiple organ failure during what was supposed to be a ‘low-risk’ 40-minute procedure at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. An inquest jury was told the Redditch teenager died after a surgeon allegedly used a sharp surgical instrument called a trochar instead of a blunt one, during minor keyhole surgery.

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