Internal mammary artery puncture claim
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We have successfully recovered compensation for a woman who sustained an internal mammary artery puncture during a lung biopsy.
Events leading up to the artery puncture
Following a sudden loss of sensation in her lower limbs, our client was taken by ambulance to hospital from her GP Surgery.
She had several CT scans before undergoing a CT guided biopsy of her lung. This procedure uses a CT scan to find an abnormal area in the body and then guides the removal of a sample of tissue from that area.
During the biopsy, she suffered a mammary artery puncture. This resulted in her lungs becoming compressed with blood, causing her to suffer a heart attack and requiring resuscitation.
She subsequently needed an operation to drain the blood from her lungs, which lasted five hours.
Fortunately, our client did not suffer any long term injuries as a result of the mammary artery puncture.
Making the compensation claim
Caroline Webber-Brown, who is a partner specialising in medical accident claims, took this case on under our popular no win – no fee scheme.
The hospital admitted there had been a failure to administer a solution designed to highlight the areas being examined at the start of the biopsy. This led to our client’s blood vessels being punctured.
A settlement offer was put forward by the hospital. We did not feel it was sufficient, but after further negotiations, Caroline was able to reach an agreement, drawing our client’s claim to a successful conclusion.