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Chapter 12 - Infection and Sepsis in Pregnancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 April 2022

By
Adam S Gornall
Edited by
Swati Jha  and
Eloise Power
Swati Jha
Affiliation:
Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield
Eloise Power
Affiliation:
Sergeants’ Inn, London
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Summary

The claimant claimed damages for an infection she contracted during her admission to hospital. The infection was caused by the insertion of a cannula resulting in septicaemia which left her hemiplegic, almost blind and with severe cognitive impairment. It was claimed that all these injuries could have been avoided if the cannula had not been placed. It was claimed that placement of the cannula was not necessary, the crook of the arm should not have been used, the cannula should have been removed a day earlier and it was negligent to fail to recognise the infection and administer antibiotics earlier.

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Lessons from Medicolegal Cases in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Improving Clinical Practice
 , pp. 152 - 164
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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