'Poor Staff Communication' Lead To Patient's Death

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2019-03-15 HKT 22:32

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  • The hospital says it accepts the panel's recommendations. File photo: RTHK

    The hospital says it accepts the panel's recommendations. File photo: RTHK

An investigation at Princess Margaret Hospital has concluded that inadequate communication and a lack of reminders were to blame for the death of a patient following a liver biopsy in January.

The 60-year-old man underwent the procedure two hours after he was injected with an anticoagulant. But there should have been a 24-hour gap between the medication and the procedure.

He suffered bleeding from his liver and died a few days later.

The hospital says it accepts the panel's recommendations to boost communication between its clinical teams, develop a preparation guide for bedside liver biopsy and revise its Bedside Procedure Safety Checklist.

The case has been referred to the Coroner's Court.

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