{"id":534,"date":"2015-07-01T08:54:27","date_gmt":"2015-07-01T07:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.glynns.co.uk\/blog\/?p=534"},"modified":"2021-06-22T13:57:45","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T12:57:45","slug":"death-rate-for-emergency-bowel-surgery-is-too-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glynns.co.uk\/blog\/death-rate-for-emergency-bowel-surgery-is-too-high\/","title":{"rendered":"Death Rate for Emergency Bowel Surgery is Too High"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Experts have warned of the high mortality rate amongst patients who undergo emergency bowel surgery in England and Wales.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">The National Emergency Laparotomy Audit team has found that one in 10 patients who undergo emergency key-hole bowel surgery dies within 30 days of the operation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">The comprehensive review analysed data from 192 of 195 NHS hospitals, assessing the treatment of more than 20,000 patients.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">The audit discovered wide variations in the standard of care between hospitals, with access to expert supervision and urgent treatment being particular issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">The audit also found that:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>30-40% of patients in some hospitals did not receive expected standards of care<\/li>\n<li>50% of patients were not seen by a consultant surgeon within the recommended 12 hours<\/li>\n<li>One in six patients did not arrive in theatre within the recommended timeframe<\/li>\n<li>Some patients at risk of developing sepsis were not given antibiotic medication in time<\/li>\n<li>Some patients did not have access to critical\/intensive care post-operatively<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">President of the Royal College of Surgeons, Clare Marx, said: \u201cThis audit demonstrates patients are still not accessing a consistently high standard of care from initial assessment through to post-operative care.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">The audit team has said it will follow-up with hospitals in an attempt to improve performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Bowel surgery death<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Every year around 30,000 patients in England and Wales will undergo emergency bowel surgery for life-threatening conditions such as a ruptured bowel or obstruction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">If your loved one did not receive an acceptable standard of care during their treatment, resulting in fatal complications, you should talk to a lawyer about your options.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">If there has been a case of medical negligence, you could be entitled to pursue a claim for compensation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">Please contact us at Glynns Solicitors for more information. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Experts have warned of the high mortality rate amongst patients who undergo emergency bowel surgery in England and Wales. The National Emergency Laparotomy Audit team has found that one in 10 patients who undergo emergency key-hole bowel surgery dies within 30 days of the operation. 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