Gallbladder Surgery Claim

Common gallbladder surgery claims for negligence result from surgery for complications with your gallbladder. 

Errors during gallbladder surgery are avoidable. They will not happen if the surgeon and team properly follow the guidelines for successful gallbladder surgery.

Common gallbladder surgery claims for negligence are:

Cutting the bile duct during surgery happens when the surgeon slices or nicks the bile duct or ducts connecting the gallbladder to the small intestine. 

Gallstones are balls of fat and cholesterol that form in the liver and are stored in your gallbladder. The gallstones leave the gallbladder through the bile ducts to be safely removed from the body.

Large gallstones get stuck in the bile ducts and require surgery to remove them.

Gallbladder surgical negligence is when the surgeon nicks the bile duct and misses the error during surgery. The subsequent leak into the abdomen causes pain and infection and, if left undetected, will harm you.

You have a gallbladder surgery claim for negligence if the surgeon nicks a bile duct and does not repair it during surgery.

Surgery on the wrong bile duct is when the surgeon makes an error when removing gallstones. 

Every surgeon should know exactly where they are to operate and what the surgery is to achieve. Removing gallstones is straightforward surgery, but it can go wrong if the surgeon is negligent during the operation.

To cut into the wrong bile duct is surgical negligence and will cause you unnecessary suffering and the need for further surgery.

Delays in gallbladder surgery will cause you pain and further damage your health. Gallstones are painful when they block the bile ducts; the only relief is surgery to remove them.

Failing to detect a gallbladder problem leads to delays in surgery. The delay could be due to the doctor not ordering the correct scans and tests when examining you in the hospital.

Delays also happen when the doctor does not read the results of the scans and tests correctly and misses the need for gallbladder surgery.

Any delay in surgery is time lost in treating your gallbladder problem and only causes you further pain and suffering.

Missing a cut to an artery during surgery will lead to uncontrolled bleeding and the effects of heavy blood loss. It will also lead to infection and the consequences of blood poisoning on the body.

When removing the gallbladder, the surgeon can also slice a nearby vein or artery. It should not happen, but when it does and is missed, it can seriously affect your health.

The surgical negligence of missing a cut to an artery during gallbladder surgery should not happen, and you can claim compensation when it happens to you.

Damage to the bowel or liver during gallbladder surgery happens when the surgeon nicks the close-by organs and does not notice it. The damage will affect your health if the surgeon does not repair the cut or cuts immediately.

Every surgeon must perform at an acceptable standard when doing gallbladder surgery. To slice the bowels or liver and leave the damage unrepaired is surgical negligence. 

Infected material can seep into the body, causing sepsis and other complications. Patients may lose part of the liver or their bowel due to the surgical negligence.

All damage caused during surgery should be repaired immediately and not let fester and cause further illness.

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Infection after gallbladder surgery can happen when the surgical team fails to administer a postoperative antibiotic. The surgeon may not prescribe the antibiotic, or the team may forget to give it to the patient.

Leaks happen during gallbladder surgery and should be cleaned and removed immediately. Infection occurs after surgery if the surgical team does not clean the area properly of any infectious material.

Infection can also happen when a foreign object, such as a clip or swab, is left inside the patient. 

If you suffer an infection after gallbladder surgery, you can make a claim for surgical negligence compensation.

Not giving medication after gallbladder surgery can cause infection, bleeding, and unnecessary pain. Your surgeon should know the risks of any surgery and prescribe the correct medications as a precaution.

After gallbladder surgery, you should be given:

The medication after gallbladder surgery will reduce the chances of the adverse effects of the operation. To not give medication is gallbladder surgery negligence, and you can claim compensation.

The wrong type of gallbladder surgery results in unnecessary suffering and delays in treatment and will cause further complications.

Your surgeon should outline the pros and cons of both keyhole and open surgery before your operation and let you decide.

Keyhole surgery removes the gallbladder and has you in recovery in a couple of hours, while open surgery is invasive and leads to longer surgery and recovery time.

There are increased dangers and complications with open surgery. Heart problems, bile leaks, and infection are more likely to happen with open gallbladder surgery than with keyhole surgery. It is surgical negligence if you are not given the option of keyhole surgery for your gallbladder problem

If you are overweight or have an unusually shaped gallbladder, keyhole surgery may not work for you. Open surgery is the only safe option in your case. Undergoing keyhole surgery when you should have open surgery is gallbladder negligence.

If you suffer from gallbladder surgery negligence, you can claim for compensation.

You can claim for bile duct surgery negligence when the surgeon makes an error operating on the bile ducts or the gallbladder. Bile duct surgery negligence leads to leaks into the abdomen that cause infection and severe pain in the patient.

Gallbladder removal surgery also involves surgery on the bile ducts, and negligence happens when the surgeon does not do their work at a professional level. 

A claim for bile duct surgery negligence happens after:

The surgeon cuts the common bile duct in error when they should be operating on the cystic bile duct. 

The error should not happen. The surgeon should know exactly where the surgery will happen, and there is no excuse for this type of negligence.

A cut to the common bile duct can cause bile to seep into the body, causing infection, sepsis, and blood poisoning.

Incorrect use of bile clips during surgery can cause bile to leak out of the ducts and into other parts of the body. 

The bile duct clips must be secured correctly and not allowed to come loose during surgery. Cholecystectomy clips used in the wrong place can obstruct surgery and cause errors.

Not using bile duct clips correctly when removing the gallbladder will lead to leaks into the abdomen and cause infection.

Not sealing the cut to a bile duct happens when the surgeon does not pay attention during surgery.

The surgery to remove the gallbladder may go well, but if the cut to a bile duct goes unnoticed, it also goes unrepaired. Not sealing the cut to a bile duct during surgery leads to it leaking, causing infection and even sepsis.

The problem may not become an issue until sometime after surgery when pain, inflammation and high temperature become symptoms of the resulting infection.

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Failing to diagnose the need for bile duct surgery only delays the treatment and increases the patient’s suffering. 

A blocked bile duct is a painful condition with many side effects and symptoms. After reading your notes, a fully trained doctor should diagnose your condition and not miss the need for bile duct surgery.

Symptoms of a blocked bile duct needing surgery are:

When you suffer the symptoms of a blocked bile duct, the doctors should order tests and prepare you for surgery.

Damage to bile ducts during gallbladder removal surgery should not happen, but it does due to surgical negligence. 

If the surgeon does not perform your gallbladder removal surgery with due care, they will damage the bile ducts, causing you long-term ill health.

Surgeons not adequately trained to use keyhole surgery instruments do damage to the bile ducts and even other nearby organs.

Bile duct damage in gallbladder surgery is a cause of infection and other complications. 

When you suffer gallbladder surgery negligence, you can claim compensation for the damage to your health.

Compensation for gallbladder surgery negligence ranges from more than £5,000 for a minor injury to more than £130,000 in some cases. Compensation amounts differ depending on the severity of the medical negligence and its long-term effects on you.

Compensation amounts for gallbladder surgery negligence:

All amounts are approximate and are only a guide to what is possible in gallbladder surgery claims.

As in all medical negligence claims, each case is dealt with on merit and how much you suffer due to the gallbladder surgery.

A No Win No Fee medical negligence solicitor will be the only one who can advise you on a gallbladder surgery claim. They will know from experience what your case may be worth and how to make a successful claim.

Your No Win No Fee medical negligence solicitor will handle your gallbladder surgery claim for compensation and for all damages incurred.

The steps involved in making a gallbladder surgery claim go from seeking medical advice to issuing court proceedings. 

The steps are a part of any successful compensation case, and settlement can happen at any stage in the process.

Your medical negligence solicitor will do the rest when you follow the steps correctly and gather all the facts and figures.

You have three years to make a claim for gallbladder surgery. All medical negligence claims are subject to limitation periods.

For example, in England and Wales, medical negligence claims must generally be brought and court proceedings issued within three years of the injury or three years of knowledge of the facts giving rise to the gallbladder surgery claim. 

If someone has passed away, it is the date of death if the limitation period has not expired at the date of death. 

Children not under a disability typically have until they reach 21 to start a gallbladder surgery claim or court proceedings.

Persons with a disability, who lack capacity, are not subject to any limitation period.

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