The Queensland Coroner will investigate the death of a nine-year-old Gold Coast boy, who died at home not long after being discharged from hospital.
Hunter Marr died on Monday, 19 hours after being treated for breathing difficulties at the Mater Children's Hospital in Brisbane.
The hospital has expressed its sympathy to the family and said in a statement: "As would be the case with any unexpected clinical outcome, Mater will conduct a thorough and detailed review into the care and treatment provided to Hunter while he was at Mater Childrens Hospital."
Health Minister Lawrence Springborg says the coroner will investigate whether staff followed proper discharge procedures.
"Thousands of people discharge from hospitals each and every year in Queensland," he said.
"Most of it goes exceptionally well; it is always tragic when it doesn't and let's just wait and see what the coroner finds around it.
"There are processes that clinicians follow and if there was a departure from due and proper process the coroner will discover that."
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