Seán McCárthaighA verdict of medical misadventure has been returned into the death of a woman from a life-threatening condition which was not picked up by medical staff at a Dublin hospital. The coroner was also informed that no CT scan, which could have helped medical staff to diagnose aortic dissection, had been carried out on Ms Duffy. “Ms Duffy was not examined by any doctor more senior than a senior house officer with six months’ experience as a SHO,” she remarked. Dr Gallagher noted that Ms Duffy’s body had shown signs of rigor mortis. The coroner said she endorsed changes that had already been made at Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown since Ms Duffy’s death.

Source: The Herald June 20, 2023 17:29 UTC