Coping with Necrotising Fasciitis Negligence
Early diagnosis of necrotising fasciitis should trigger emergency treatment in the form of antibiotics and surgical removal of all infected tissue. Negligence and delays in the treatment of this appalling soft-tissue infection can lead to catastrophic, and even deadly, outcomes.
The impact of a necrotising fasciitis infection
This swift-moving infection destroys the tissue which it infects. Consequently, the impact of a delay in diagnosis and treatment can be significant:
- A greater area of tissue becomes infected,
- The patient suffers more injury, pain and dysfunction
- A greater area of tissue needs to be removed in order to prevent the further spread of the infection
- The patient requires more surgery
- The patient may suffer more long-term consequences
Necrotising fasciitis can develop anywhere in the body, although is often associated with the abdomen and the limbs. The impact of both the infection and the necessary surgery can leave the patient with disabling deformity, loss of organ function, long-term debilitating illness, bowel dysfunction and the appalling impact of amputation.
Coming to terms with the consequences of a necrotising fasciitis infection can be extremely challenging both physically and emotionally. The ravages caused by this terrible illness can deprive an individual of their independence, their health and their ability to work. Almost every aspect of their life needs to be addressed in the light of the disability or function loss which the patient may be suffering.
Claiming compensation for medical negligence
If negligent medical care has meant that the patient's long-term outcome is worse than it could have been with earlier diagnosis and intervention, the psychological impact can be especially severe.
A successful compensation claim can address many of the difficulties which the patient is now suffering and may help to feel that the damage done has been recognised.
Negligence in medical care which may cause a delay could include a failure to examine the patient, a failure to recognise the possible significance of the patient's symptoms and a failure to make an appropriately-timed referral for specialist assessment and intervention.
If you or a loved one are struggling with the consequences of necrotising fasciitis and suspect that negligent medical care has contributed to this outcome, it may be possible to make a claim for compensation. This will address the financial impact of the negligence on your health and quality of life.
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