Infection Hospital Negligence and When to Claim Compensation
Necrotising fasciitis, a soft-tissue infection can destroy a patient's bodily tissue, their quality of life and, ultimately, their life itself. Contact a solicitor if negligent medical care has contributed to a poor outcome.
Infection care in hospital
Preventing, diagnosing and managing infection is a major part of hospital care. Patients undergoing surgical procedures are vulnerable to infection. Patients who are systemically unwell are susceptible too.
Allowing a patient to succumb to a necrotising fasciitis infection, or failing to diagnose and manage their condition competently and promptly may even mean the death of the patient.
Necrotising fasciitis, a rare soft-tissue infection, can develop when bacteria which is normally outside the body accesses the soft tissue through a wound or cut to the skin such as a surgical incision, an accidental cut or an abscess.
If a patient attends hospital with the symptoms of necrotising fasciitis, or develops this appalling infection whilst in hospital due to negligent care, it may be possible to claim compensation for what can be devastating consequences.
Medical negligence and necrotising fasciitis
Negligent care can take several forms:
- A failure to risk assess a patient and a failure to implement measures to prevent or minimise infection
- A failure to monitor the patient for signs of infection
- A failure to recognise the signs and symptoms of necrotising fasciitis
- A failure to seek specialist advice or refer a patient to specialist services, thereby causing a delay in the initiation of treatment.
Necrotising fasciitis is a medical emergency and every delay in diagnosis and surgery can mean a significant deterioration in the patient's outcome and future quality of life.
Treatment for necrotising fasciitis takes the form of surgical removal of every infected part of the body. This can sometimes include the limbs as well as major and fundamental parts of the anatomy.
A person's ability to function normally may be completely undermined by this appalling illness and the impact on their quality of life, their independence and their ability to work can be devastating.
Claiming compensation
If you are thinking of making a claim for compensation, speak to a specialist solicitor at the earliest possible moment. Investigations into the quality of your care can take a long time and this needs to be carried out before your claim can be issued with a court.
Glynns Solicitors are specialists in this complex area of law and, over many years, have developed extensive expertise in necrotising fasciitis claims.
Contact us today to talk to a solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim.
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