Thomas Pearson

4 Jul 2016 · Coroner Mark Beresford · South Yorkshire (East)

The coroner's concerns

1. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and rheumatoid arthritis
“Mr [name redacted] suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and rheumatoid arthritis”
2. increased risk of pneumonia
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3. no benefits of fluticasone for patients without raised eosinophil count
“for the majority of patients, namely those without a raised eosinophil count (a group which included Mr [name redacted]), fluticasone, whilst still carrying an increased risk of the development of pneumonia, would bring no benefits”
4. review of inhaled steroids
“it would be helpful for the use of inhaled steroids (in particular fluticasone) to be reviewed”