Lawyers for a woman who had to undergo a leg amputation have said it was caused by a two-day delay in removing a blood clot she developed during surgery.
Problems arose when medical staff at Wolverhampton’s New Cross Hospital did not consult vascular experts after fitting a vascular clamp to an artery to stop a bleed as Sawarn Kaur, 81, underwent a hysterectomy, Irwin MItchell said.
The delay meant circulation could not return to Kaur’s left leg and she had to have it removed below the knee, the firm said.
It said The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust had admitted liability and apologised, but the trust told the BBC it could not comment while legal action continued.
Irwin Mitchell is pursuing compensation on behalf of Kaur and said it hoped highlighting the case would lead to lessons being learnt.
It said surgeons at New Cross Hospital had clamped the main artery to her left leg, during the operation in July 2021.
But it said medical staff failed to record in her notes that the clamp had been used and failed to contact vascular specialists for advice.
She eventually underwent surgery to remove the clot two days later, but the leg could not be saved.