Kayleigh Colegate initially complained of shortness of breath
A mum was misdiagnosed and given the wrong medication before her death, an inquest heard. Neglect contributed to the death of 35-year-old Kayleigh Colegate from Rhyl in North Wales , a coroner ruled.
READ MORE: 'I'm Stockport's new top cop - this is the first crime I'll be tackling... we'll be knocking on doors in the early hours' An inquest, held in Ruthin on Friday, heard doctors misdiagnosed Mrs Colegate and gave her the wrong medication before she later died from the pulmonary embolism. The inquest heard an electrocardiogram from her GP surgery suggested she had SVT, with a senior doctor saying "cognitive bias" crept in which "clouded" the correct interpretation of the ECG results.
Mrs Colegate was then given a betablocker, which also slows the heartrate, at 6.40pm. She sadly died on May 17. Dr Tom O-Driscoll, who was clinical director in the emergency department at the time and investigated the case, told the inquest the GP surgery's ECG suggested Mrs Colegate had SVT. Dr O'Driscoll said: "What's crept in is a cognitive bias - the context has been allowed to cloud to some degree the correct interpretation of the ECG. It's easy for assumptions to start to creep in and they can be dangerous and in this case it was dangerous and it had a very significant outcome." He said the betablocker had been a "poor choice" of drug for someone like Mrs Colegate with a large, pulmonary embolism.
Ms Sutherland called the events "shocking" and asked for a narrative conclusion with a contribution of "neglect". Jack Scott, for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, argued neglect was not proven.
Manchester Family Health And Fitness NHS
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Scots mum attacked by axe-wielding madman heard daughter beg: ‘don’t hit my mum’Andrea McDermott, 43, has been left with life-changing facial injuries and PTSD after neighbour John Hughes launched the unprovoked assault.
Weiterlesen »
Lanarkshire mum heard daughter, 5, beg ‘don’t hit my mum’ during savage axe attackAndrea McDermott was left with life-changing facial injuries and PTSD after being attacked by neighbour John Hughes. The 63-year-old thug was jailed for 11 years after a judge compared the horror incident to a scene from an Alfred Hitchcock movie.
Weiterlesen »
Mum operated on by shamed Scots surgeon 'not given safest treatment'Schoolteacher Christine Baker and her husband were not made aware that reconstructive surgery carried a higher risk, an inquest was told.
Weiterlesen »
Mum operated on by shamed Scots surgeon Ian Paterson 'not given safest treatment', inquest hearsSchoolteacher Christine Baker and her husband were not made aware that reconstructive surgery carried a higher risk, an inquest was told.
Weiterlesen »
Mum who fought with 'strength of an ox' given devastating newsTanya Farrel is making special memories with her family
Weiterlesen »
I've given up on mum friends - it's made me a better parentEsther Walker has spent the last decade desperate for connection within the parent community of her children's schools - but found it superficial and exhausting
Weiterlesen »