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Dec 2021
Harrogate hospital patient died after becoming disconnected from ventilator
A woman died at Harrogate District Hospital after she became disconnected from a ventilator.
Karen Smith, 44, died on October 25 last year. An inquest into the circumstances surrounding her death opened in Northallerton this week.
The inquest heard how Ms Smith became disconnected from her ventilator on October 24 and died the following day as a result of a suspected hypoxic-ischemic brain injury.
Jonathan Heath, senior coroner for North Yorkshire, adjourned the inquest for a full hearing at a later date yet to be confirmed.
Dr Jacqueline Andrews, executive medical director at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, said:
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