A 78 year old man, who lives independently despite being wheelchair bound, was recently represented by
Henry Dyson of the clinical negligence department at
Leigh Day & Co. He underwent an operation at
Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Greenwich, South-East London known as a
Trans-Urethral Resection of the Prostrate (TURP) for what was thought to be
Bladder Outlet Obstruction in July 1997. Having had a past medical history of peripheral vascular disease he had been taking anticoagulation medication for some years.
TURP operation
However our client felt that his doctors had not explained to him that he was to undergo a TURP operation and had not given him a chance to consent and to appreciate the particular risks that the operation entailed. Leigh Day argued that the internal bleeding caused by the TURP operation caused his
blood to clot which caused an
obstruction to the blood supply to the nerves supplying the spine and his consequent serious disability. The Trust argued that the general nature of the operation had been clearly explained and that the injury was an inevitable reaction to surgery.
Damages agreed
Happily our client’s claim settled for a
substantial sum of damages shortly before trial after a settlement meeting without an admission of liability.
For further information about this case please contact
Henry Dyson on 020 7650 1200.
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