Post Surgical Necrotising Fasciitis Infection and Compensation
If a patient suffers a post surgical infection, timely and appropriate medical care is essential to avoid a disabling and possibly life-threatening outcome.
Necrotising fasciitis
A severe necrotising fasciitis infection can trigger sepsis, putting the patient at risk of multiple organ failure. At best, this appalling infection can leave a patient with scarring and deformity.
If medical professionals have provided substandard care, either pre operatively or post operatively, resulting in a worse outcome than would have been the case with an acceptable level of care, it may be appropriate to make a claim for compensation.
Surgery and necrotising fasciitis
Necrotising fasciitis is a life threatening bacterial infection which generally requires a route of access to the body's deep soft tissue. Such a means of entry can be provided by a surgical incision. To minimise the risk of infection, a thorough patient risk assessment and scrupulous medical care are necessary.
A failure to provide prophylactic antibiotics where necessary, a failure to monitor a patient post-operatively or a failure to recognise and act on the signs of necrotising fasciitis may all be regarded as negligent and may justify a claim for compensation.
A successful compensation claim would incorporate the patient's financial losses, if appropriate, in so far as they have been caused by the impact of the patient's negligent care.
Claiming compensation
The physical and psychological consequences of necrotising fasciitis can compromise an individual's quality of life in a variety of distressing ways, from their ability to work to their ability to socialise, carry out everyday chores and remain independent. For example, necrotising fasciitis in the limbs may even require an amputation, requiring significant adjustments to an individual's way of life.
A claim for compensation would take account of the ways in which an individual's life has been adversely affected by the poor quality of their medical care, addressing any financial losses which the patient may have suffered.
Speak to a legal specialist
If you believe that you may have been the victim of negligent medical care, contact Glynns Solicitors, the specialists in medical negligence compensation. We have a team of experienced solicitors and a history of success in high-value necrotising fasciitis claims.
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