Little Mattia Cabras had a chance of overcoming the crisis and recovering, but he needed immediate surgery; surgery was essential to save his life.

These are the conclusions of the experts, heard by the judges in the trial opened in Sassari regarding the death of the three-month-old baby from Arzachena, the victim of an alleged case of medical malpractice on October 31, 2021.

Consultants Salvatore Lorenzoni (director of the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Sassari) and Professor Girolamo Mattioli (head of Pediatric Surgery at the Gaslini Hospital in Genoa) were summoned by the public prosecutor.

The two specialists discussed the baby's death at three months of age due to peritonitis (hypovolemic shock). A pediatric surgery specialist from the University of Sassari is accused. Lorenzoni and Mattioli explained that by the time the child arrived in Cagliari, it was already too late. An urgent "abdominal exploration" procedure for the subsequent "removal of an obstruction" was not performed.

In essence, according to the experts interviewed by the judges, "peritonitis, resulting in hypovolemic shock, was not prevented." This is precisely what the plaintiff's lawyer, Daniela Ungaro, argued. The trial will resume shortly.

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