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| Malcolm Green 'would probably have survived', inquest told | Malcolm Green 'would probably have survived', inquest told |
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| A businessman who died after complications following a cancer operation "would probably have survived" if he was re-operated on sooner, an inquest has heard. | A businessman who died after complications following a cancer operation "would probably have survived" if he was re-operated on sooner, an inquest has heard. |
| Malcolm Green, 82, began bleeding internally after surgery to remove a tumour at Withybush Hospital, Haverfordwest, in 2012. | Malcolm Green, 82, began bleeding internally after surgery to remove a tumour at Withybush Hospital, Haverfordwest, in 2012. |
| But an operation to treat the bleed was not carried out until the next day. | But an operation to treat the bleed was not carried out until the next day. |
| Officials have admitted failing to respond to his condition in time. | Officials have admitted failing to respond to his condition in time. |
| The Milford Haven inquest heard Mr Green had undergone surgery on 26 June to remove a tumour in his colon. | |
| But his blood pressure dropped overnight and staff identified internal bleeding the following morning. | |
| He was prepared for surgery at 10:00 BST, but the procedure did not get underway for another three hours, the hearing was told. | |
| He died three days later after suffering multiple organ failure. | |
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| Prof Michael Keighley, a retired professor of surgery, told the inquest on Wednesday that Mr Green "would probably have survived" if surgery had taken place before 10:15 BST. | |
| Prof Keighley said multi organ failure was primarily caused by a delay in resuscitation and operating. | |
| He told the inquest a senior house doctor should have alerted a registrar after seeing low blood pressure results for Mr Green at 06:30 BST. | |
| He also challenged consultant surgeon, Otumeluke Umughele's decision to wait for blood products before re-operating on Mr Green. | |
| "If there's a patient who's bleeding you stop the bleeding. You stop the bleeding, you don't wait for blood products," he said. | |
| Prof Keighley told the hearing it was a "breach of duty" not to re-operate before 10:15 BST. | |
| Hywel Dda University Health Board Trust, said they acknowledged there were failings in Mr Green's care and actions had been taken to ensure they were not repeated. | |
| The inquest continues. |