Amputation Claims After Negligent Necrotising Fasciitis Care
Necrotising fasciitis is a virulent, destructive and life threatening soft tissue infection which requires competent and timely care, whether in hospital or in the GP surgery.
Necrotising fasciitis in the GP surgery
Although this appalling illness is fairly rare, it is essential that medical practitioners in the GP surgery consider the possible implications of a soft-tissue infection and seek specialist advice if they are uncertain as to the nature of their patient's condition.
Substandard care in the GP surgery could include the following:
- A failure to carry out a thorough examination of the patient, thereby missing key red flag symptoms which should otherwise have alerted the medical professional to the possibility of a severe soft-tissue infection
- A failure to seek a second opinion where diagnosis is uncertain
- Consideration of alternative or differential diagnoses, leading to a delay in achieving an accurate diagnosis
- Failing to refer the patient for specialist intervention or advice
- Failing to treat an abscess correctly and in a timely manner
Delayed medical care of necrotising fasciitis
Necrotising fasciitis and fournier's gangrene, a perineal version of the sinister soft-tissue infection, can move rapidly through the body's connective tissue. Early diagnosis is absolutely essential to the best outcome, and sometimes crucial to the patient's survival.
As a consequence, failings by medical professionals in the GP surgery to recognise, suspect, monitor or consider this most shocking of illnesses may justify a claim for compensation if the patient is left struggling with disabling and distressing symptoms which would not have been the case with an appropriate level of care.
A delay in treatment can be life-changing. A patient who might otherwise have made a good recovery can be left with significant physical deformity, scarring, and even bowel dysfunction or limb loss. The psychological impact associated with necrotising fasciitis can be traumatic. The physical damage as well as the threat to life of this severe infection can be devastating.
Compensation for the impact of necrotising fasciitis
If you or a loved one are facing the challenging impact of necrotising fasciitis due to negligent medical care, it may be affecting many aspects of your day-to-day life. This could include your ability to work, your ability to mobilise and carry out ordinary everyday tasks, your ability to socialise and engage in leisure activities, as well as threatening your independence.
If this distressing outcome is due in full or in part to negligent medical care, you may be able to make a claim for compensation which will address the financial impact of your symptoms.
Speak to a specialist solicitor
Glynns Solicitors is a specialist medical negligence legal practice. Over the years, our team of experienced lawyers have developed a thorough understanding of the impact of this appalling illness and possible nature of negligent care associated with it.
Contact us today to talk to a solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim for compensation to help you address the many challenges which you are facing.
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