Negligent Medical Care of Compartment Syndrome and How to Claim Compensation
The long-term impact of compartment syndrome can leave a patient struggling with loss of mobility. If medical professionals have failed to provide appropriate care, speak to a medical negligence specialist about making a claim for compensation.
Compartment syndrome and medical negligence
The diagnosis and treatment of compartment syndrome is a medical emergency. If recognition of this disabling condition is delayed and if treatment does not take place within a necessary timeframe, the patient may be permanently affected.
Damage to the muscles and nerves within a limb compartment due to increased pressure can cause on-going symptoms such as reduced mobility.
Examples of negligent medical care which can leave the patient facing a future of disability can include the following:
- Failing to diagnose compartment syndrome following a fracture
- Failure of positioning in surgery, allowing compartment syndrome to develop
- Failure to diagnose compartment syndrome following surgery
- A failure to respond to and treat compartment within an appropriate timeframe
The pain and loss of mobility caused by compartment syndrome can present significant challenges to an individual.
A loss of mobility may affect their ability to work, may necessitate the use of specialist equipment, and may also cause reliance on some form of care or assistance around the home.
Where such distressing symptoms are found to have been caused by negligent medical care, it may be possible to make a claim for compensation.
Investigating the patient's medical care
If you or a loved one suspect that you are suffering from significant symptoms due to negligent medical care of compartment syndrome, talk to a specialist solicitor about investigating the quality of your care.
A specialist solicitor will be able to obtain copies of your medical records and will have access to the best medical experts who will analyse the quality of your care.
If it is found that there has been a breach of duty during the course of your medical care, it should be possible to make a claim for compensation from the relevant medical professional or NHS Trust.
A thorough assessment of the impact of the negligence on you and your quality of life will include a calculation of your financial losses including any loss of earnings plus the costs of care, equipment or treatment necessitated by the poor quality of your medical care.
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Contact Gynns Solicitors. As specialists in medical negligence law, we can investigate the quality of your care and advise you as to the best way forward.
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