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First report 6 Mar 2018•Latest report 11 Dec 2018

Reports, concerns and published responses

Reports over time

Reports naming this recipient by issue year.

* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.

Reports
2

Naming this recipient

Published responses
0%

Found for named reports

Concerns addressed
0

Across all linked responses

Stated actions
0

Described in responses

Concerns and recipient responses

Statements from Homerton University Hospital linked to the concerns in each report. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.

  1. Inner North London

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    Padiben Dullahb · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    Mrs Dullahb presented to hospital with increasing abdominal pain and was later found to have bowel perforation, hypovolaemic shock and caecal volvulus. She deteriorated and died on 12 October 2017. The substantive concern was that, although out-of-hours reporting arrangements existed for CT and MRI scans, there was no similar arrangement for x-rays.

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    Lack of out-of-hours radiologist reporting arrangements for x-rays

    Wider context from the report

    “(1) Whilst the Hospital has arrangements in place to obtain out of hours reports from radiologists in relation to CT and MRI scans, there is no similar arrangement for x-rays. ”
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  2. Inner North London

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    Georgia Polydorou · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    Georgia Polydorou was an in-patient being treated for congestive cardiac failure when she fell while going to the toilet on 10 July 2017. She later became unresponsive and was found to have a large acute subdural haematoma; after surgery and a prolonged period on a ventilator, she died on 18 September 2017. Concerns included the decision not to perform a CT scan within eight hours of the fall despite concurrent use of aspirin, clopidogrel and enoxaparin, the delayed presentation of head-injury signs in elderly patients, and communication difficulties relating to her limited English and the significance of headache after the fall.

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    Failure to communicate the significance of post-fall deterioration signs to patients’ interpreters or carers

    Wider context from the report

    “(3) Mrs Polydorou’s first language was Greek. Witnesses described her ability to converse in English as “basic”. Whilst in A&E, her son acted as an interpreter in order to obtain a reliable history. Following the fall, it was decided that Mrs Polydorou would have a CT scan if she showed signs of deterioration such as headache, bleeding, dizziness or vomiting. Mrs Polydorou’s son, ████████ was told that his mother had fallen but was not told of the significance that may indicate that her condition was deteriorating. During a visit on 10 July, Mrs Polydorou told her son that she had a headache but he did not realise the potential significance of this. Mrs Polydorou did not report her headache to medical staff. ”
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    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Homerton University Hospital; that does not assign responsibility.

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    Failure to provide timely CT scanning after falls in elderly patients taking blood-thinning medications

    Wider context from the report

    “(1) Mrs Polydorou did not receive a CT scan within 8 hours of her fall because she had a Glasgow Coma Scale of 15/15, she did not have any abnormal neurological observations and was not taking Warfarin. Mrs Polydorou was concurrently taking aspirin, clopidogrel and enoxaparin during her hospital admission. All of which have the effect of thinning the blood. (2) Evidence from a consultant neurosurgeon established that there can be a significant delay in elderly patients showing signs of head injury following a fall, particularly where they are taking blood thinning medications. ”
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