Anesthesia Errors
Anesthesiologists are responsible for delivering anesthesia to a patient while monitoring the patient’s response before, during, and after surgery. Sometimes an anesthesiologist or a member of the anaesthesiology team can make a negligent mistake. The consequences of an anesthesia error can lead to devastating injury or death. For example, if too much anesthesia is administered, the cells can be starved of oxygen. Oxygen deprivation can cause a stroke, brain injury, or death in a patient. Other injuries can include spinal cord injury or paralysis, heart attack, birth defects, nerve damage, etc.
What’s Included
There are a handful of negligent actions that can lead to patient harm. Examples include delaying anesthesia administration, giving the wrong dose of anesthesia, not properly administering oxygen during surgery, ignoring a patient’s preventable allergic reactions, failing to properly monitor the patient, failing to recognize complications, and failing to communicate efficiently with the patient.
Victims or family members who have been harmed by an anesthesia error have the right to pursue compensation to assist with the costs of long-term care, and potential lifetime disability and to help with pain and suffering. If you or a loved one are a victim of an anesthesia error, please contact Patricia A. Law and Associates Attorneys at law to speak with an experienced medical malpractice attorney.
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