Medical Negligence
Kingsley Napley LLP
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We - Vascular Medicine & Amputation Claims | Home | Services | Medical Negligence | Vascular Medicine | Arterial Occlusion | Amputations | Contact Failure to Diagnose and Treat an Arterial Occlusion Resulting in a Lower Leg Amputation Settled for £715,000 - Case Study Navigation: Medical Negligence > Vascular Medicine > Case Studies Publication Date: 2024 Practice Area: Medical Negligence & Personal Injury £715,000 Amputation Settlement: We secured £715,000 for a patient who required lower leg amputation as a result of medical failures to diagnose and treat an arterial occlusion, a preventable outcome that has fundamentally changed their mobility and independence. Arterial Occlusion Emergency: Our client developed an arterial occlusion, a serious vascular emergency where blood flow to the leg is blocked, requiring immediate recognition and urgent intervention to restore circulation and save the limb. Diagnostic Delays: Despite presenting with symptoms consistent with arterial occlusion, there were critical delays in diagnosis, with medical professionals failing to recognize the urgency of the condition and the risk of limb loss. Treatment Failures: Even when vascular compromise was suspected, there were failures to provide timely and appropriate treatment to restore blood flow to the affected limb, allowing tissue death to progress beyond the point of salvage. Preventable Amputation: Expert vascular surgery evidence confirmed that with prompt recognition and immediate intervention, the arterial occlusion could have been treated successfully and the lower leg amputation could have been prevented. Lower Leg Loss: The failure to treat the arterial occlusion resulted in our client requiring below-knee amputation, permanently altering their mobility, independence, and quality of life. Prosthetic Requirements: Our client now requires a prosthetic leg for mobility, involving complex fitting processes, ongoing adjustments, regular maintenance, and the need for prosthetic replacements throughout their lifetime.
Measurable Results
Failure to diagnose and treat arterial occlusion resulting in lower leg amputation settled for £715,000. Substantial seven-figure settlement achieved for preventable limb loss due to vascular medicine failures, covering prosthetic needs, rehabilitation, and significant lifestyle adaptation requirements.