This is a terribly sad case in which the deceased bled to death on an operating table when a junior doctor attempted keyhole surgery to extract an ectopic pregnancy.
£392,000 for the Widower and Two Children Who Lost Their Wife and Mother Due to Alleged Medical Negligence During an Ectopic Pregnancy
The doctor, an obstetrics registrar, had been on a course in keyhole surgery techniques shortly before he operated on the deceased. He attempted to use various forms of instruments to extract the pregnancy and in doing so, ruptured a major blood vessel.