My spouse had vascular surgery last month at Bunbury Regional Hospital. They were discharged four days after surgery.
My spouse was breathless when discharged and got worse over the week. I took them to MRH ED and they were sent up to BHC for a CT scan which showed a pulmonary embolism. This I know is a complication of surgery but wasn’t picked up in Bunbury.
They also sustained a nerve injury in their R arm due to the blood pressure cuff being too low down the arm in the cubital fossa, which caused excruciating pain landing them in MRH ED again. They were told this will take a long time to repair. They did at the time bring this to the nurse’s attention saying the cuff was too low. They were told it was fine and when they woke after the operation the pain in their arm was excruciating.
We just want this brought to your attention so it doesn’t happen to someone else. I am a nurse myself and am disappointed at the lack of nursing care provided, maybe some staff need extra training on how to apply the B/P cuff and where on the arm. This injury has caused my spouse more grief than the operation itself and has slowed their recovery. They are unable to put any pressure on the arm and it is their dominant side.
On discharge they were not given any pain relief to take home or script and no discharge summary was given.
"A recent admission to the hospital"
About: Bunbury Hospital / Surgical Ward Bunbury Hospital Surgical Ward Bunbury 6230
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