Vascular surgeon medico-legal reports
Independent reports from GMC-registered consultant vascular surgeons on vascular injury, deep vein thrombosis and circulation complications after trauma or surgery, prepared to CPR Part 35 standards for court proceedings in England and Wales.
Vascular injury is unforgiving of delay. A damaged artery, an unrecognised deep vein thrombosis or a failing bypass graft can move from recoverable to limb-threatening in hours, which is why so many vascular claims come down to timing. Expert Medical arranges independent reports from GMC-registered consultant vascular surgeons who assess what happened to the circulation, when it should have been recognised, and what the outcome would have been with earlier treatment.
Solicitors instruct our vascular experts in clinical negligence claims about missed ischaemia, DVT and compartment syndrome, and in personal injury cases where trauma or surgery has damaged blood vessels. Insurers ask for the same discipline on causation. Every report is prepared under CPR Part 35, with the surgeon's overriding duty owed to the court rather than to either party.
Trauma and vascular injury
Fractures, crush injuries and penetrating wounds can damage arteries and veins alongside the visible injury. The report sets out what vascular harm the accident caused, the treatment it required, and the lasting effect on the limb, including claudication, cold intolerance, swelling and the risk that further surgery becomes necessary later.
DVT and thrombosis claims
Deep vein thrombosis raises two recurring questions, whether the clot was caused by the accident, surgery or period of immobility, and whether it should have been prevented or found sooner. Our vascular surgeons answer both, addressing prophylaxis, the significance of missed warning signs and the reality of post-thrombotic syndrome.
Timing and causation
Many vascular negligence claims hinge on a window of a few hours. The report reconstructs that window from the observations, the notes and the operative findings, then gives a reasoned opinion on whether earlier recognition or surgery would, on the balance of probabilities, have changed the outcome for the patient.
Clear answers on circulation and timing
Vascular cases ask precise questions, what was damaged, when it became critical, and what earlier action would have saved. Our consultant vascular surgeons answer them from the records and the examination, in a CPR Part 35 compliant report that both sides of a claim can test.
- Arterial and venous injury after trauma
- Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism causation
- Missed or delayed diagnosis of acute limb ischaemia
- Compartment syndrome recognition and management
- Complications of vascular and general surgery
- Post-thrombotic syndrome and long-term prognosis
- Varicose vein surgery complications
- Amputation causation and avoidability opinions
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm management claims
- Breach of duty, causation and condition and prognosis reports
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