A 20-year-old woman suffered a cardiac arrest and has been left with brain damage following an endoscopy in hospital.
Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust accepted liability for causing the cardiac arrest and brain damage to a now 20-year-old woman, who was a child at the time. The claimant, who has been kept anonymous and is referred to as NW, appeared at Manchester Civil Justice Centre on Monday, September 5.
The claimant lacked the mental capacity, meaning that she was accompanied by her dad and litigation friend, who have also been given anonymity. NW claimed that she had been left with a "catastrophic" brain injury sustained as a result of an endoscopy more than four and a half years ago on January 30, 2017, at Alder Hey.
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An endoscopy is when a long, thin tube with a small camera inside passes through the body through a natural opening such as the mouth, with the procedure being used for a variety of medical reasons.
The hospital trust admitted that the procedure was not performed to a "reasonable standard", with there being an "excess air insufflation which led to an air embolism" which led to a cardiac arrest. It was also admitted that if it hadn't been for the breach of duty identified, the cardiac arrest and brain damage would have been avoided.
The claimant claimed damages in excess of £50,000 and interest as aforesaid pursuant to statute. Alder Hey declined to comment due to an anonymity order being in place.
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