Brian Beer
21 Oct 2024 · Coroner Peter Taheri · Suffolk
The coroner's concerns
1. future deaths from following outdated NICE guidelines
“If NICE guidelines as to prophylactic anti-coagulation after surgery on a hip fracture do not reflect the most up-to-date international learning, then there is a risk of future deaths being contributed to by hospitals following NICE guidelines when a longer period of anti- coagulation post-surgery would better protect them against recognised complications of the surgery”