After having a C-section Evelyn’s scar became infected with necrotising fasciitis. Unfortunately the condition was not diagnosed until six days later, by which point she was extremely unwell.
Two days after an emergency C-section, Evelyn was discharged with a very sore wound but assumed that this was normal.
She was seen the following day by a midwife who said the wound looked sore and needed a dressing. The pain was no better the next day so the midwife asked Evelyn’s GP to attend. He diagnosed an infection and provided a course of antibiotics.
However, by the following day, Evelyn was in extreme pain and the wound had started oozing. A different midwife dropped by to see her and advised that she go back to hospital immediately.
She was admitted to the same hospital in which she gave birth. She was told that she would be transferred to another hospital the following day but was given little information about what was wrong.
After she had arrived at the second hospital, Evelyn was told that she had necrotising fasciitis and that she was being taken to theatre for surgery there and then.
Evelyn woke up two days later having undergone two operations to remove all the tissue affected by the infection. She had a huge hole in her stomach and required vacuum-assisted closure. She was transferred to another hospital while she recovered.
Sadly she went on to develop further complications, including pulmonary embolisms in her lungs. This has scarred the lung tissue and she now has trouble breathing.
After a month in hospital Evelyn was discharged home. For three months she needed regular check-ups with the GP, a considerable amount of medication and frequents visits from the District Nurse to have her dressings changed.
Evelyn has been left with a 14 inch scar which runs from hip to hip. She is hoping to have reconstructive surgery to improve the appearance as she is very self-conscious about it.
She has suffered severe physical and emotional trauma as a result of her ordeal, as have her family. This could have been prevented, had the hospital diagnosed and treated her necrotising fasciitis infection in a reasonable amount of time.
We pursue a medical negligence claim on Evelyn’s behalf. She was awarded over £45,000 compensation.
(Details which might identify our client have been changed.)
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