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Inquest Probes Misrecorded Deterioration Scores Before Woman’s Post‑Surgery Death

The coroner is weighing testimony about miscalculated vital‑sign scoring alongside revised forensic findings that question sepsis as the cause.

Overview

  • Registered nurse Teresa Formiatti told the court she wrongly calculated Rosemarie Campbell’s Q‑ADDS scores, later assessed as level 2 in the morning and level 1 at discharge rather than zero.
  • Nurses reported ongoing vomiting to surgeon Dr Vahid Reza Adib, who cleared discharge and prescribed additional anti‑nausea medication, but other vital‑sign concerns were not relayed to him.
  • The court heard Campbell had been vomiting for about 12 hours before leaving The Wesley Hospital, with staff describing her as clinically stable and noting she wanted to go home during Brisbane flooding.
  • Dr Adib acknowledged shortcomings in his record‑keeping and said incorrect clinical details in a superannuation support letter were the result of a template clerical error for which he took responsibility.
  • Forensic pathologist Dr Isaac Han amended his earlier position, saying autopsy findings were insufficient to confirm sepsis, as the two‑day hearing concluded and was adjourned for findings.