Neil Hickman
28 Feb 2022 · Coroner Mary Hassell · Inner North London
The coroner's concerns
1. unmonitored iron overload in transfused patients
“Mr [name redacted] was given frequent platelet transfusions at K&C, but his ferritin levels were not measured. When he was referred to UCLH, his ferritin level was found to be hugely raised. He was then treated with chelation therapy and ultimately his ferritin returned to a safe level, so this did not impact upon the outcome. However, it might for another patient.”