Finding into death of Baby Minahil Bhatti
Deceased
Baby Minahil Bhatti
Demographics
0y, female
Date of death
2016-08-26
Finding date
2017-09-11
Cause of death
Septic shock with multi-organ failure and probable meningitis, secondary to non-compaction cardiomyopathy
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Baby Minahil Bhatti, a five-month-old with congenital non-compaction cardiomyopathy, died from septic shock with multi-organ failure and probable meningitis. She presented to Royal Children's Hospital on 27 July 2016 with acute cardiac decompensation and was managed in ICU. A forensic paediatric assessment confirmed the cardiomyopathy was congenital and not caused by medical neglect. The Coroners Prevention Unit review found no evidence that earlier diagnosis would have changed the outcome, as non-compaction cardiomyopathy has high rates of heart failure and sudden death regardless of timing of diagnosis. Child Protection oversight was deemed reasonable. The death was from natural causes unrelated to care at home or child protection involvement.
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Contributing factors
- congenital non-compaction cardiomyopathy
- culture-negative sepsis
- suspected meningitis
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