A woman who lost both legs, one arm and all her fingers from a sepsis infection is taking legal action against the hospital that failed to spot it.
Magdalena Malec, 31, who has two daughters, also needed a kidney transplant to save her life after she contracted the disease while in hospital.
She had been admitted to Luton and Dunstable University Hospital with an ectopic pregnancy but suffered a loss of blood supply to her limbs, causing the tissue to die. The hospital has admitted failing to spot that this was because of sepsis.
An investigation report by the hospital said: “Prior to the anaesthetic she was noted to have a raised temperature. But due to the urgency of the clinical procedure she was considered