Current location:entertainment >>
NHS trust made 'number of failures' in treatment of six
entertainment13517People have gathered around
IntroductionAn NHS trust made 'a number of failures' in its care of a six-year-old girl before she died from sep ...
An NHS trust made 'a number of failures' in its care of a six-year-old girl before she died from sepsis, as her bereft parents revealed their lives had been 'ruined' by the tragedy.
There was no evidence to suggest that East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust had directly caused or contributed to the death of the girl, though an inquest concluded the youngster had been incorrectly discharged from hospital.
Maya Siek died at Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother hospital in Margate, Kent, on December 21 2022, having been sent home with antibiotics for suspected tonsillitis two days earlier.
The hospital is run by East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.
Concluding an inquest into her death, coroner Catherine Wood identified a series of issues that 'could have been done differently' by the trust.
An NHS trust made 'a number of failures' in its care of Maya Siek, six, before she died from sepsis, an inquest has concluded
Maya, pictured with her mother, Magda Wisniewska, died at Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother hospital in Margate, Kent, on December 21 2022, having been sent home with antibiotics for suspected tonsillitis two days earlier
The inquest heard how Maya was a 'well looked-after little girl' who had 'a lust for life, loved drawing and was a happy child'
This included a failure to keep Maya in hospital on the night of December 19 and to inform all members of the treating team about her diagnosis of sepsis the following day.
'There were a number of failures at the trust in relation to Maya's management,' Ms Wood told the inquest at Oakwood House in Maidstone.
'Generally, her condition didn't appear to have been escalated as it should have been.'
Read More
Our daughter, six, died of sepsis just days before Christmas - we no longer celebrate but cannot bear to bring down the tree she decorated
The inquest heard how Maya was a 'well looked-after little girl' who had 'a lust for life, loved drawing and was a happy child'.
She was taken to the A&E department at Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother hospital by her mother, Magda Wisniewska, on December 19 2022 after she collapsed.
Doctors determined she had possible tonsillitis and discharged her home with some antibiotics, but she collapsed on her way out of the department.
After further ECG and blood tests were taken she was again sent home with advice to come back if she deteriorated, the inquest heard.
Ms Wood said she found the decision to discharge Maya that evening 'inappropriate'.
Maya was brought back the following day after she had 'gone downhill' overnight, at which point she was diagnosed with sepsis and tests also showed influenza.
However, the inquest heard that nurses failed to document any real admission notes on December 20 about the diagnosis, but Ms Wood ruled that these were 'non-causative failings'.
Doctors at Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother hospital in Margate, Kent, determined Maya had possible tonsillitis and discharged her home with some antibiotics, but she collapsed on her way out of the department
Other failures highlighted at the inquest included adequately monitoring Maya's vital signs during her admission to the hospital's Rainbow Ward, and a failure to contact South Thames Retrieval Service for support
There was also a failure to discuss sepsis guidelines with Ms Wisniewska and Maya's father, Rajratan Bande.
Maya had been suffering with a persistently high heart rate throughout her time in hospital.
Evidence also heard earlier in the inquest from doctors at Great Ormand Street revealed she also had other 'chronic conditions', namely problems with a fatty liver related to obesity and a thickened heart wall.
Ms Wood also identified the trust's failure to adequately monitor Maya's vital signs during her admission to the hospital's Rainbow Ward, and a failure to contact South Thames Retrieval Service for support.
Read More
Grieving mother reveals how her six-year-old daughter died two days after being discharged from hospital with tonsillitis
The girl was given a dose of high-strength sodium chloride given around 2am on December 21, but plans made for blood scans later that morning were not carried out.
Maya went into cardiac arrest later that day and despite resuscitation efforts, she died.
The coroner accepted the cause of death as heart failure (acute myocardial necrosis), alongside the presence of Maya's other chronic conditions and influenza.
Ms Wood said that 'despite the plethora of evidence that we've heard, we still don't really have the full answers', and added she was unsure if any earlier treatment by the trust 'could or would have made a difference'.
In a statement given after the hearing, Ms Wisniewska said she has been 'completely let down' by the hospital she had trusted to take care of Maya.
She said: 'The trust did not fully appreciate what was wrong with her and there were errors in treatment which meant it was incomplete.
'Our life has been ruined and our family will never be the same without her.'
Mr Bande told reporters he felt 'disappointed' and urged medical professionals to 'listen to the parents', but added that the coroner had done 'a great job'.
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“Worldly Whispers news portal”。http://saintlucia.wvolc.org/html-4e899130.html
Related articles
Russia expels British defense attaché in a tit
entertainmentMOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Thursday declared Britain’s defense attaché persona non grata and gave the d ...
Read moreThe 5 players who won the career Grand Slam in golf. And the 11 players who missed by one leg
entertainmentHere are the five players who completed the career Grand Slam in golf and how many tries it took the ...
Read moreSam Rubin, beloved LA entertainment anchor and interviewer, dies at 64
entertainmentLOS ANGELES (AP) — Sam Rubin, a beloved entertainment anchor and reporter for KTLA in Los Angeles wh ...
Read more
Popular articles
- NHS trust made 'number of failures' in treatment of six
- PGA CHAMPIONSHIP '24: Spieth gets another Grand Slam shot. Hardly anyone is talking about it
- George Clooney to make his Broadway debut in 'Good Night, and Good Luck'
- Wedding guest slammed for wearing a 'garbage bag' dress to the ceremony
- Former world champion Alaphilippe wins the hilly 12th stage of the Giro. Pogacar still leads
- Intel exec on bringing artificial intelligence into the workplace
Latest articles
Turkey sentences pro
Questions and grief linger at the apartment door where a deputy killed a US airman
Putin replaces Sergei Shoigu as defense minister in cabinet shakeup
Eurovision banned the EU flag from the song contest. The EU is angry and wants to know why
A new Democratic ad campaign targets one of Trump's most loyal blocs: Rural voters
Will the Fed cut US interest rates? Here’s what experts say
LINKS
- Brutalist
- Top scientist warns AI could surpass human intelligence by 2027
- As the Glastonbury 2024 lineup is announced, AI reveals the ultimate headliners
- From caves to lagoons and lost
- The best beaches in the world for 2024 ranked by Tripadvisor
- I'm a travel expert
- NASA is looking for new astronauts
- 'This HAS to be the world's best business
- We're Americans who lived in the UK for six months
- I'm a first