Coroner's Finding: ROACH Dawn Ruth

45y · Female·Multi-organ failure due to septicaemia and peritonitis due to faecal leakage fro…

… management of an anastomotic leak after bowel cancer surgery. The initial anastomotic leak (1.5 cm) was contained and reasonably managed conservatively. However, the colostomy performed on 5 May 1998 was poorly constru…