Our General surgery negligence claims expertise
Our medical negligence team
specialises in general
surgery negligence and have extensive experience
in a wide variety of general surgery claims.
General surgery refers to operations that are carried out on
the:
- bowel
- abdomen
- bile duct
- gut
- gall
bladder
- colon
- liver
- pancreas
General surgery can be performed as
an emergency or as a scheduled operation. Negligence or medical
accidents during general surgery can have devastating and sometimes
fatal consequences.
The development of keyhole surgery (also known as laparoscopic surgery) has led to
an increase in the number of
general surgery claims that
are being made
.
Sometimes surgical instruments
may accidentally be left inside a patient
following such a
procedure.
Our general surgery experience
We have extensive experience in
dealing with general
surgery claims. We have acted for a number of
clients who have suffered major abdominal injuries
including:
- a
young lady where a delay in diagnosing appendicitis rendered
her infertile
- a
young RAF pilot who suffered catastrophic brain damage following a
delay in treating him after his abdomen became rigid. He was
awarded £4.81million.
In addition, we see many cases
where patients have not been consented correctly for procedures or
where their post operative care has been negligent, for example in
failing to take regular observations. We acted
for Vera following a delay in performing a laparotomy after an
initial procedure to remove her gallstones had caused a perforation
(hole) in her bile duct. Vera was left with major, life changing
injuries, and recovered £200,000 in compensation.
General surgery negligence
Medical negligence relating to
surgery can have devastating effects on patients and sometimes it
may even lead to death. Keyhole surgery
(laparoscopy) and cosmetic
surgery are a common cause of medical injuries during
surgery.
We have acted in a wide range of
general surgery cases and the most common medical accidents
include:
- leaving surgical instruments in the body cavity
- accidentally severing vital blood vessels or nerves
- operating on the incorrect part of the body or the removal of
healthy tissue or organs
- carrying out unnecessary surgery as a consequence of a
misdiagnosis or confusion involving notes, x-rays or patients
themselves
- placing foreign bodies in the patient or leaving items in the
patient's body after surgery. This can include sponges, swabs and
surgical instruments
Contact us
For further information or if you believe you have a
general surgery legal claim, please contact
our medical negligence team on
freephone 0800 358 3848, email personalinjury@ffw.com or
complete our short enquiry form.
All enquiries are completely free of charge and we will
investigate all funding options for you including
legal aid and no win, no fee.