Cork hospital apologises for failings in care of man who died after air bubble formed

Pensioner died some time after an IV line was taken out of his neck, after which he immediately turned blue, court heard

Man's children, all from Co Cork, had sued the HSE over the death of their father at Cork University Hospital. Picture: Larry Cummins

Cork University Hospital has apologised for the failings which led to an air bubble forming and causing the death of a man who was recovering from heart surgery.

Father of three and grandfather of nine Cornelius O’Connor, of Farran, Co Cork, after an IV line was taken from his neck turned blue, was in respiratory distress and fell unconscious within a space of minutes.