By Natalie Akoorie of RNZ Content note: This story contains discussion of medical procedures. Complications not misadventure caused death ‘Dirty’ drug protamine caused adverse reaction Blood loss not caused by draining leg The death of Carmen Walker in Waikato Hospital after a cancer procedure was caused by an adverse reaction to a “dirty” drug as well as blood loss, a coroner has found. However, the blood loss was not due to excess blood being drained from Walker’s body during the procedure, but more likely a combination of other bleeding, Coroner Alexander Ho said.
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