A surgeon in Ningbo, China, has had his medical license revoked after a child died during heart surgery at the Women and Children’s Hospital of Ningbo University on November 14. An investigation found multiple critical errors by the hospital, classifying it as a Class 1 medical accident.

• The chief surgeon, identified as Chen, had his medical license revoked and was removed from his position as head of anesthesiology.
• The Women and Children’s Hospital of Ningbo University was fined and ordered to rectify its practices, with its president and vice-president also removed from their posts.
• The investigation cited insufficient preoperative evaluation, poor timing and choice of surgical approach, and surgical mistakes as contributing factors to the child's death.