Audrey Lambert
5 Nov 2024 · Coroner Alison Mutch · Manchester South
This report repeats 1 earlier warning. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. development of fatal DVT in elderly immobile patients
“there was no national guidance that would assist clinicians in primary care in assessing whether they should consider prolonging the course of anti- coagulation prescribed in secondary care to reduce the ongoing risk of elderly immobile patients such as Mrs [name redacted] developing a fatal DVT in the community”
Linked reports
Closely relatedConfidence 0.85 · high
Earlier report
“guidance for clinicians in relation to reducing the risk of DVT when dealing with patients such as Ms [name redacted] who are young and on oral contraception but are immobile following an accident and require surgery is unclear”
This report
“there was no national guidance that would assist clinicians in primary care in assessing whether they should consider prolonging the course of anti- coagulation prescribed in secondary care to reduce the ongoing risk of elderly immobile patients such as Mrs [name redacted] developing a fatal DVT in the community”