Anaesthetic Negligence Claims
Anaesthetic errors can cause brain damage, stroke and death. If you have suffered as a result of anaesthetic negligence, or your loved one has, please get in touch with us today. We are clinical negligence specialists and will be able to help you pursue legal action against those responsible.
Anaesthetic risks
Anaesthetic always carries a degree of risk, especially general anaesthetics where the patient falls unconscious.
Before undergoing a procedure that involves the use of anaesthetic, a patient must be made aware of all the risks. Only if medical practitioners provide this information can a patient provide their informed consent.
The biggest risk associated with anaesthetic is that the patient will suffer an adverse reaction, perhaps due to an allergy.
Anaesthetic errors
However, there are also times when anaesthetic complications arise due to medical error.
For example, the anaesthetist may fail to properly monitor the patient during the procedure. If so, the surgical team will not notice that the patient's blood pressure is unstable, something which can in turn cause serious and permanent brain damage.
Another example of negligence is when the anaesthetist negligently administers the drug. There are cases in which a general anaesthetic has been wrongly administered as an epidural, meaning it is injected straight into the spine. This will have devastating consequences.
Alternatively it may be that the correct type of anaesthetic is administered, but the process is not carried out with sufficient care. This can cause serious nerve damage, particularly if an epidural is injected into the spinal cord or nerves.
Making a claim
Anaesthetic errors can result in serious brain damage, disability and even death. If this is something to have affected you or your loved one, you might want to speak to a solicitor about making a medical negligence claim.
As the victim of medical negligence, you are legally entitled to pursue a claim against those responsible. If the claim relates to your loved one who has sadly lost capacity or passed away, you can make a claim on behalf of their estate.
Although making a claim cannot turn back the clock, it can help you achieve a sense of justice. Your compensation settlement will also recover all the money you have lost because of the negligence, including past and future earnings.
Want to know more?
To talk to a solicitor about claiming compensation for anaesthetic errors, please get in touch with us at Glynns.
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