Verdict of Medical Misadventure in Death of Dublin Woman

A verdict of medical misadventure has been recorded into the death of a young Dublin woman who collapsed at home with a pulmonary embolism three days after she was discharged from a hospital where she was diagnosed as only suffering from a panic attack .

Explaining her verdict, coroner Clare Keane, said the hospital’s protocol of carrying out a certain type of blood test on patients suspected of possibly having a pulmonary embolism had not been followed in Ms Doyle’s case. She recalled asking her daughter if she was happy to go home and outlined how Katie was always happy to follow the advice of doctors.

In reply to questions from her counsel, Liam Bell BL, Ms Doyle said her daughter was “very quiet but a rottweiler.” Dr Oettlé acknowledged that her pulse was “slightly faster than expected” but believed it could be attributed to the “white coat” effect of being examined by a doctor. He told the coroner that he had calculated a score which showed Ms Doyle was classified as being at a low-risk of having a pulmonary embolism.

Questioned by Mr Bell, the witness said he had only concluded that Ms Doyle had suffered a panic attack after he had sought to exclude more dangerous conditions for explaining her shortness of breath. Dr Oettlé accepted that a panic attack would generally not be linked to someone who had a fast pulse over such a duration but he said her heartbeat had “settled” during the period he had seen her in the hospital. However, he also acknowledged that it had still remained high.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

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