Case histories - Being sued
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- A bad case of indigestion - 21 May 2010
A GP faced a claim following the death of a patient from upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage. The patient had previously presented with epigastric pain and the family alleged his death could have been prevented if the GP had made an early referral for endoscopy.
- Delay diagnosing appendicitis - 21 May 2009
A father brought a claim against a GP following the delayed diagnosis of appendicitis in a child who presented with symptoms consistent with a gastrointestinal viral infection. It was alleged that the diagnosis could have been made earlier had the GP conducted a rectal examination.
- Persistent knee trouble - 21 May 2009
A GP faced a claim for allegedly failing to refer a 12 year old boy who presented repeatedly with knee pain over an eighteen month period. The child was eventually diagnosed with a slipped femoral epiphysis and was left with some deformity following surgical fixation.
- A claim comes out of the past - 1 May 2009
An Irish doctor faced a claim brought by a patient who developed chronic and intractable pain following a vasectomy. The patient alleged that the doctor had failed to warn him of the risk of long-term pain and that he would not have agreed to the procedure had he been fully informed.
- Opthalmic case study - 1 December 2007
The following is a fictitious claim based on salient features of actual cases handled by the MDU on behalf of its members regarding opthalmic issues.
- Delayed diagnosis of rectal cancer - 26 April 2006
When a patient attends frequently, even with an apparently benign symptom, is it time to consider further investigations?
- Asthma resulting in hypoxic brain damage - 1 June 2002
A known asthmatic declined steroid treatment in pregnancy, resulting in a very severe asthmatic episode. Despite bedside treatment from her GP, ambulance delays meant that hypoxic brain damage could not be prevented.
- Late referral of a pregnant woman - 19 March 2002
Organisational problems resulted in the delayed referral of a pregnant woman. She was too late for prenatal diagnostic testing and subsequently delivered a child suffering from down's syndrome who died from heart problems.
- Abnormal results missed - 1 January 2002
Two doctors failed to check the results of a blood test which resulted in delay in diagnosis of muscular dystrophy.
- Delayed diagnosis of renal calculus - 1 January 2002
A GP treated a patient with urinary symptoms after two negative IVPs for a further 8 years before further diagnosis.
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