TMLEP Clinical Updates
TMLEP’s Clinical Updates are provided in order to raise awareness of clinical risk issues and to reduce incidence recurrence and improve patient safety. Facts have been anonymised to maintain data confidentiality, however learning points remain applicable.
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A Clinical Risk Case Study- A Delay in Diagnosing a Rotator Cuff Injury
13 April 2018Soft tissue injuries can be severe and have greater implications for future function if neglected than many fractures that would be routinely referred for specialist orthopaedic assessment.
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A Clinical Risk Case Study- A Lethal Combination of Anticoagulation and Aspirin
09 March 2018This case demonstrates the potentially fatal risks that are associated with unnecessarily taking aspirin in conjunction with anticoagulation medication, especially when considered in the context of invasive surgery.
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A Clinical Risk Case Study- Failure to Treat a Hand Injury Appropriately
05 February 2018The Patient attended Accident and Emergency in the early hours of the morning, two days after sustaining an injury to the left hand, suffering cuts to both the index and middle finger.
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A Clinical Risk Case Study- Failure to Perform the Consented Procedure
19 January 2018A 40-year-old woman had been suffering from symptoms of mid-cycle pain for some 13 years, therefore her GP subsequently referred her for gynaecology review. On review, she was diagnosed with cysts on both ovaries.