Rebekah Mills
15 May 2023 · Coroner Alison Mutch · Manchester South
A similar concern from this report was raised again 1 time later. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. potentially fatal risk of DVT in young patients on oral contraception who are immobile after accident and require knee‑f
“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”
Linked reports
Closely relatedConfidence 0.85 · high
This 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”
Later 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”
Responses
2023-0152-Response-from-Medicines-Healthcare-products-Regulatory-Agency.pdf ↗· NHS England
Stated action · as soon as possible
“We will request these be addressed as soon as possible”