Death after routine tonsil surgery extremely rare, leading surgeon says after child’s fatality

A 6-year-old Auckland boy died last week following complications from a routine tonsil operation at a Southern Cross hospital, prompting an investigation by Health New Zealand. While bleeding is a common complication, fatal haemorrhages are highly unusual, according to a leading surgeon. The death of the young boy, who collapsed after complaining of a sore throat and vomiting blood, is extremely rare but not unheard of in New Zealand, as reported by the Herald.

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