❓ A parliamentary question regarding the amputation of a patient's leg following treatment for a sprained ankle at Swan District Hospital. The Minister declines to answer due to ongoing legal proceedings.
AnsweredQoN 784Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
SWAN
DISTRICT HOSPITAL — IVANKA PAVLINOVICH
784. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH to
the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the case of Mrs Ivanka
Pavlinovich, who attended Swan District Hospital in 2009 with a sprained ankle
and ended up with her leg being amputated just below the knee. Can the Minister
for Health advise in this case whether in the circumstances of a leg being
immobilised in plaster of Paris —
(1) Did the doctors consider thrombus as a complication of
immobilisation?
(2) If yes to (1), was a Doppler study for pulses initiated;
and, if not, why not?
(3) Was a venogram ordered to ascertain blood flow returning
to the heart; and, if not, why not?
(4) Can the minister confirm that an amputation is usually
indicative of gangrene or death of tissue?
(5) Can the minister confirm that Mrs Ivanka Pavlinovich's
leg was amputated because of gangrene?
(6) If no to
(5), why not; and how does the minister explain the need to amputate a leg as a
result of a sprained ankle?
The
PRESIDENT : Members, there
may be some issues associated with patient confidentiality there.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I have a consent form, Mr President,
signed by Mrs Ivanka Pavlinovich on 13 November, and witnessed by her husband,
also on 13 November 2013.
The PRESIDENT : I will give the call to the parliamentary
secretary representing the Minister for Health and see how she wishes to
respond to those questions.
DISTRICT HOSPITAL — IVANKA PAVLINOVICH
784. Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH to
the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the case of Mrs Ivanka
Pavlinovich, who attended Swan District Hospital in 2009 with a sprained ankle
and ended up with her leg being amputated just below the knee. Can the Minister
for Health advise in this case whether in the circumstances of a leg being
immobilised in plaster of Paris —
(1) Did the doctors consider thrombus as a complication of
immobilisation?
(2) If yes to (1), was a Doppler study for pulses initiated;
and, if not, why not?
(3) Was a venogram ordered to ascertain blood flow returning
to the heart; and, if not, why not?
(4) Can the minister confirm that an amputation is usually
indicative of gangrene or death of tissue?
(5) Can the minister confirm that Mrs Ivanka Pavlinovich's
leg was amputated because of gangrene?
(6) If no to
(5), why not; and how does the minister explain the need to amputate a leg as a
result of a sprained ankle?
The
PRESIDENT : Members, there
may be some issues associated with patient confidentiality there.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : I have a consent form, Mr President,
signed by Mrs Ivanka Pavlinovich on 13 November, and witnessed by her husband,
also on 13 November 2013.
The PRESIDENT : I will give the call to the parliamentary
secretary representing the Minister for Health and see how she wishes to
respond to those questions.
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(6) I
note that we were sent a copy of that consent and I thank the honourable member
for some notice of this question.
There are currently legal proceedings
underway in relation to this matter and the responses required to address the
questions raised by Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich are subject to legal professional privilege. These issues will be
addressed through the respective legal representatives for the parties and, as
such, remain confidential.
note that we were sent a copy of that consent and I thank the honourable member
for some notice of this question.
There are currently legal proceedings
underway in relation to this matter and the responses required to address the
questions raised by Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich are subject to legal professional privilege. These issues will be
addressed through the respective legal representatives for the parties and, as
such, remain confidential.
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