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LUH apologises to Burtonport man whose leg was amputated after angiogram

written by Staff Writer April 5, 2019
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Letterkenny University Hospital has apologised to a Burtonport man in the High Court whose leg had to be amputated after he went into the hospital for an angiogram.

In the letter to 77-year-old Hugh McElroy, a retired construction worker, the hospital’s general manager said the care afforded to him in 2014 and 2015 was not to a standard which they would have hoped or expected.

Sean Murphy told Mr McElroy that he apologised unreservedly for the quality of care he received and acknowledged the devastating impact this had on his life.

He said he recognised that nothing he or any of the team could say, could make up for the impact on Mr McElroy’s quality of life and on his family.

Mr McElroy went into Letterkenny University Hospital in September 2014 for an angiogram – a procedure where a tube is inserted into the groin and threaded up to the heart to check the blood vessels.

He developed a blood clot at the site where the angiogram had been inserted and was readmitted to hospital in Letterkenny where his condition worsened.

By the time he was transferred to University Hospital Galway, on 14 October 2014, he was in poor condition and had to undergo surgery.

He subsequently underwent further surgeries and treatment.

But in September 2015, a decision was made to amputate his leg.

Details of the settlement made with Mr McElroy were not revealed in court.

LUH apologises to Burtonport man whose leg was amputated after angiogram was last modified: April 8th, 2019 by Staff Writer
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