Medical Negligence
Pearson Legal
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META DESCRIPTION: When unnecessary surgery leads to sepsis and death of a loved one our medical negligence solicitors can help get you answers and compensation Sepsis from Unnecessary Gallstone Surgery Sepsis from Unnecessary Gallstone Surgery medical negligence solicitors acted for the family of an active and much-loved grandfather who passed away from sepsis at The Royal Oldham hospital. The grandfather went into the hospital for gallstone removal surgery but as it turned out he did not have any gallstones and further mistakes were made. An inquest following his death stated that a procedure undertaken 6 days prior to death at The Royal Oldham Hospital caused a perforation that took his life. The held that the procedure should never have been undertaken and the family instructed us to act for them. As part of his initial treatment, he was given an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). An ERCP is a procedure carried out by doctors to diagnose and treat problems in the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts and pancreas, with a combination of X-ray and the use of an endoscope - a long, flexible, lighted tube. Other investigative tests can be carried out externally instead of ERCP, such as MRI scanning. Following the procedure, his condition rapidly deteriorated and it was noted that the patient had severe pain, nausea, vomiting and a fever, with accompanying intra-abdominal sepsis . It was stated that all of this could have been avoided if the ERCP had not gone ahead and the doctors had taken a 'wait and see' approach. If that had been the case it is expected that the patient would have made a full recovery and still be with his loving family. Compensation for Gallstone Surgery Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust admitted responsibility and the case was settled out of court with a compensation award of £48,000.
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Full recovery achieved with no lasting effects