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Case 1
Mr C was admitted to Hospital with lower back pain and pyrexia (fever).
Despite investigations being carried, including abdominal CT scanning, the
presence of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (a balloon like swelling in the wall
of an artery) went undetected until it ruptured necessitating emergency,
life-saving surgery.
Mr C suffered ischaemic colitis (a lack of blood and therefore oxygen to the
large bowel) and faecal peritonitis leading to a permanent colostomy, a
non-functioning right kidney and a large incisional hernia. Mr C had already
retired so he had no loss of earnings and only a modest special damages claim
(he also had a reduced life expectancy in any event). Case settled for
£52,500 shortly before trial.
Case 2
Mr B had had a series of admissions to his local hospital complaining of
abdominal pain with associated diarrhoea and vomiting. Mr B had a history of
atherosclerosis (a build up of fatty plaque on the inside of the arteries)
and a provisional diagnosis of mesenteric ischaemia (a lack of blood and
therefore oxygen to the mesentery – the lining of the stomach and bowel) was
made. However despite this provisional diagnosis no further investigations
were carried out for mesenteric ischaemia by the hospital for 18 months until
Mr Brooks collapsed. He died 6 days later of congestive cardiac failure
secondary to mesenteric ischaemia.
Mrs B, his widow, brought a claim under the Fatal Accidents Act and Law
Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act for loss of dependency and other losses
arising from the death of her husband. Case settled for £40,000 and included
damages for the 18 months extreme abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhoea that
Mr B suffered prior to his death. The remainder of the claim represented a
limited dependency claim (Mr B was not working) together with bereavement
damages and interest.
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