After-hours GP rapped over sepsis death
The New Zealand doctor failed to perform an abdominal examination
An after-hours GP has apologised for not conducting an abdominal examination on an elderly man who died of sepsis two days after he consulted the doctor complaining of pain and nausea.
The GP told the New Zealand Health and Disability Commissioner that he accepted that he should have performed an abdominal examination and taken a more comprehensive history.
