The Importance of Undertaking Emergency Scans in Suspected Cauda Equina Syndrome
In this Clinical Risk Alert, THEMIS’s Lead Clinical Partner, TMLEP, highlights the importance of recognising the cauda equina red flags.
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We provide our policyholders with clinical risk alerts based on advanced claims intelligence provided by our Lead Clinical Partner, TMLEP. These are provided to help keep clinical practice reactive to emerging clinical risk trends, ensuring we can help create a safer clinical world.
In this Clinical Risk Alert, THEMIS’s Lead Clinical Partner, TMLEP, highlights the importance of recognising the cauda equina red flags.
A number of risk factors can develop during labour meaning a caesarean section may be required. If these risks are not detected early enough, this presents significant risk to both mother and baby.
Falls in hospitals are extremely common, especially amongst elderly patients. However, these can be easily reduced if measures are in place to ensure prevention of falls.
Discussing a growing increase in the number of claims against gynaecologists in relation to femoral nerve injuries sustained as a result of abdominal hysterectomies.
By offering policyholders complimentary access to the very latest healthcare analytics updates from TMLEP, policyholders are kept up to date with access to clinical risk alerts that may impact their practice. As a THEMIS policyholder, this keeps clinical practice responsive to emerging trends that could lead to claims.