An aortic dissection is a life-threatening situation, requiring early analysis and therapy. Sadly, basic signs are sometimes misdiagnosed or dismissed, which rapidly result in the affected person’s loss of life. We have now expertise of efficiently investigating claims of this nature.
What’s an aortic dissection?
The aorta is the biggest blood vessel within the physique which carries blood from the center, descending by the chest and stomach. An aortic dissection happens when the inside layer of the aorta tears. Blood then surges by the tear, inflicting the inside and center layers of the aorta to separate (dissect).
What are the signs?
An aortic dissection sometimes causes a sudden onset of ache throughout the chest, typically felt within the again or between the shoulder blades. It could actually additionally embrace ache within the jaw, face, stomach or decrease extremities and trigger fainting, shortness of breath and make the person really feel chilly, clammy and sweaty. Typically these signs are put right down to one thing else, for instance indigestion and usually are not correctly investigated.
What causes an aortic dissection?
Sure situations could make a tear within the wall of the aorta extra doubtless, together with unmanaged hypertension over a protracted time period.
How is an aortic dissection recognized and handled?
Investigations to diagnose an aortic dissection could embrace a blood take a look at, electrocardiogram (ECG), echocardiogram, chest X-ray, CT or MRI scan. Remedy entails emergency surgical procedure to restore the broken aorta.
If aortic dissections usually are not recognized and handled rapidly, they’re typically deadly. We have now expertise of bringing claims on behalf of households the place a loss of life has occurred following the failure to diagnose an aortic dissection in time.
Our expertise
Our group have expertise of coping with aortic dissection instances. Lately, we concluded a declare for the widow of a gentleman who misplaced his life after these caring for him did not diagnose and deal with an aortic dissection. He left behind two kids and the household had many plans for his or her future. The declare concerned an advanced damages calculation to replicate the household arrange and supply for his kids and widow sooner or later.
Our factsheet about bringing a declare after somebody has died explains extra.
If in case you have misplaced somebody and are involved that negligent medical therapy could have led to their loss of life, please contact us on 0207 814 1200 or by e-mail claims@kingsleynapley.co.uk to debate how we can assist.
FURTHER INFORMATION
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ABOUT THE AUTHORs
Kirsty Allen has a diversified caseload of medical negligence and private harm issues. Her medical negligence work consists of youngster cerebral palsy and grownup mind harm instances, in addition to deadly claims (together with inquests), lack of sight instances, in addition to failure to diagnose most cancers and gynaecological claims.
Lydia Holland is a paralegal in our medical negligence and private harm group.
