A Six-figure sum was recovered for our client who lost his 58-year-old wife to sepsis after surgery injured her bile duct.
A Six-figure sum was recovered by one of our specialist solicitors, Miriam Bi, for a client who sadly lost his wife due to delays in recognising damage to her bile duct after gall bladder surgery.
Following her surgery in June 2017, Mrs R was sent home the following day, despite her complaints of feeling most unwell with abdominal pain and vomiting. She developed sepsis and multiple organ failure which led to her death nearly a month after the surgery, aged only 58.
In this case, we assisted the family through the Inquest process which was emotionally distressing for them. A Letter of Claim was served setting out various failures in the case, including the fact that she should not have been discharged after her surgery so soon. There were a lot of other lost opportunities when she was readmitted to investigate and diagnose the fact that she had suffered surgical bile duct injury and was becoming more and more poorly. Most of the allegations of substandard care were subsequently admitted, including causing Mrs R's death. However, there was a lengthy period of negotiation during which time the family, quite rightly, rejected quite low offers of settlement from the NHS Trust, until such time that a more sensible offer was made.
Compensation was recovered for the loss of his wife, funeral expenses, the loss of past and future services she provided, as well as the financial loss suffered by her widower. There were also claims relating to the loss of the Deceased’s childcare support with grandchildren.
