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Deep vein thrombosis is one of the conditions that may lead to a patient claiming for medical negligence if it is not diagnosed appropriately in a situation where a doctor would generally be expected to be able to do so.
The methods of diagnosing the condition include examination of the patient's medical history alongside a description of symptoms, ultrasound, and venography. If the first of these gives a doctor suspicions of DVT, an ultrasound test may be called for, in which sound waves are used to measure the flow of blood through the veins; venography, which uses x-ray techniques to follow the travel of dye through the bloodstream, may be used when ultrasound is not conclusive.
In this sequence of events, there are opportunities for clinical negligence to occur at each point; if symptoms that would generally indicate an ultrasound is called for are not picked up on, for example; or if inconclusive ultrasound results do not give a medical professional cause to order a further test, it may be possible for a clinical negligence solicitor to argue that misdiagnosis has occurred.
A case relating to a 1999 DVT misdiagnosis demonstrates the possibility of this, in which a woman's venography results were not acted upon appropriately, and the patient was given the all-clear to go on holiday, only to suffer a pulmonary embolism. This left her with a weakened leg, discolouration and an increased chance of ulceration in future, and the treatment for the condition caused her to terminate a pregnancy due to the risk of warfarin embryopathy.
The case was settled for £25,000.
Experts in claiming for medical negligence
If you have suffered unduly in the process of medical treatment, the expert panel of clinical negligence lawyers at YouClaim are ideally placed to be able to help you. Not only do we have the necessary knowledge and ability to give your claim its best chance of success, we also provide advisors able to offer the sensitive, informed treatment you need at this difficult time.
While no law firm operating in this field can promise an entirely free claim to its clients, we always ensure that our clients are warned in advance of those fees they may face before the commitment is made, and strive to claim these back in a won case. We also undertake to pass the full 100 percent compensation awarded to our client, with no cut taken by us.
Our panel is entirely governed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, guaranteeing our professionalism in all cases.
For more information about the ways in which we can help with your medical negligence case, please contact us through our online claim form, our echat window, or simply ring our advisors on 0800 10 757 95 - and we'll strive to help you to the best of our ability.
