Patient was concerned that his deteriorating health was caused by his recent anaesthesia

What happened

Mr B was anaesthetised. He felt that this had not been done correctly because afterwards he had a cut lip, pallor and a tremor. In the longer term, his memory and concentration deteriorated. The Trust said anaesthesia was short–acting and would have cleared Mr B's system within approximately 48 hours.

What we found

Care UK, the health service provider, did not tell Mr B that he had been given aminophylline during his surgery, or that this could have caused his tremor. It had not recorded why he was given aminophylline.

However, we could not link Mr B's longer–term deterioration in health with his anaesthesia.

Putting it right

Care UK apologised to Mr B for not recording why staff had given him aminophylline and for not acknowledging in its response that this could have caused his tremor.