Blood Times | The hospital Tseung Kwan O leaks Delayed diagnosis of tumors of the patient for 4 years

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A spokesman for the hospital Tseung Kwan O announced today (July 23) the postponement of an inspection report by computer scanner: a patient scanned at the hospital four years ago found a shadow on the right mediastinum right, but no arrangement at that time. Follow-up, until recently readmitted to the hospital, revealed that the mediastinal tumor has increased.

A 68-year-old patient was admitted to the Tseung Kwan O Hospital Surgery Room on July 19, 2014 due to abdominal pain, fever and septic shock by the emergency department. On July 21, the surgeon arranged the abdominal and pelvic CT scan of a patient, and the results showed a calculous cholecystitis rupture, severe cholangitis and gallstones. The same day, the doctor performed endoscopic biliary drainage and cholecystectomy the same day the patient was stable after surgery and was released on 31 July.

On June 28, the patient was hospitalized at the hospital of Pok Oi due to anemia by the emergency department and accidents at the time of diagnosis, after examination of abdominal and pelvic radiographs at Tseung Kwan O hospital in 2014. The report revealed that the report showed that the patient had broken calculous cholecystitis, severe cholangitis and gallstones, and also indicated that the patient had a shadow on the previous mediastinum law. Given the fact that the inspection images reported by Tseung Kwan O hospital did not allow to determine the position above the shadow, the radiologist suggested in the report that the operation should further perform a chest x-ray of the patient. However, Tseung Kwan O hospital surgeons and cholangitis who focused solely on the treatment of patients did not arrange for chest examination or follow-up.

After the doctors at the Pok Oi hospital noticed the situation, they recommended that the patient undergo a computer scan of the chest. On July 16, Pok Oi hospital transferred the patient to Tuen Mun hospital medical department for further examination, including the laboratory organization. To determine the type of tumor and to arrange appropriate treatment options, and inform surgeons at Tseung Kwan Hospital O.

After being informed, Tseung Kwan O hospital met patients and their families to explain the situation to them, discuss treatment options, apologize and express their deepest condolences. The patient will continue to monitor the condition and receive treatment at Tuen Mun Hospital. The situation is stable and the patient liaison will provide the necessary badistance to the patient.

Tseung Kwan O Hospital informed the headquarters of the hospital administration of the incident and will conduct an investigation and review of the work process to propose improvements. After the incident, the hospital immediately reminded the medical staff to pay attention to the results of the patient's inspection report in order to be able to record and follow the patient in a timely manner.

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