Cardio Mismanagement Cases
M (Dec'd) -v- NG NHS Trust
Physician's Negligence:Failure to recognise prosthetic valve
endocarditis leading to patient's death
Background
"M" was a retired Miner who on the 27th June
2003 underwent surgery at hospital "A" to perform a coronary artery
bypass and to replace his aortic valve with a biological mitraflow
valve. The surgery was appropriately covered by prophylactic
antibiotics and he was discharged from hospital "A" on 13th July
2003.
On the 18th August 2004,
"M" attended his GP with a cough andf breathlessness, and his GP
arranged for him to be admitted to NG NHS Trust by ambulance. He
remained an in-patient at NG NHS Trust until the 29th August
2003.
The SHO on admission
recorded the necessity to "R/O SBE", namely to rule out sub-acute
bacterial endocarditis.
C -v- Royal United Hopsital Bath NHS Trust (2004)
Out of Court Settlement 26/3/2004
The claimant, a widow, received £15,000 for the death of her
husband following the failure to diagnose diabetes in July 2001.
The deceased suffered a cardiac arrest and died following an
operation for the amputation of his fifth toe on his left foot. The
claimant brought a claim on behalf of the deceased's estate.
Peter Skelton instructed by Withy King (Bath) solicitors for the
claimant. NHS Litigation Authority for the defendant.
This Quantum Report was provided
courtesy of Simon Elliman of Withy King, solicitor for the
claimant.