Anaesthetic error claims expertise
Our medical negligence team have
extensive experience of anaesthetic errors.
We have concluded many anaesthetic error legal claims on a
'no win, no fee' basis.
Many surgical procedures are carried out under
anaesthetic to reduce or prevent pain during
an operation. The anaesthetic is always administered
by a trained anaesthetist. There are two types
of anaesthetics:
- general: the patient is made unconscious
- local: the area of the body being treated is numbed
Anaesthetic error claims
Most anaesthetic error claims arise from
anaesthetic errors made by the anaesthetist during surgery. These
mistakes can be minor but some can have devastating effects.
The injuries that can occur because of
anaesthetic error include:
- Brain damage due to a failure to correctly intubate
(keep the patients' airways open) and the patient doesn't receive
enough oxygen
- The patient feeling pain because the anaesthetic
administered was ineffective (anaesthetic awareness)
- Nerve injuries through negligent damage caused by
injections, epidurals and nerve blocks
We have extensive experience in acting for
patients who have been the victims of medical mishaps due to
substandard care and treatment by the anaesthetist or because of
equipment failure or because of inappropriate treatment in
intensive care.
Brain Damage
Some patients suffer devastating brain damage and strokes
through anaesthetic error during surgery due to either anaesthetist
error or equipment failure.
The risk to the brain is unfortunately not limited to the
operating room. Generally, in the post-operative period, it is
broadly true that the longer somebody spends on one or more
physiological support systems, the higher the risk of some form of
neurological deficit.
Anaesthetic Awareness
Sometimes patients find themselves conscious during an operation
that is being performed under general anaesthetic. The experience
of pain as well as helplessness can be traumatic and can lead to
significant psychological injuries.
Our medical negligence team have many
years experience of taking claims on behalf of clients who have
been conscious during surgery.
Nerve Injuries
Other injuries arise when anaesthetic is wrongly injected into
the spinal cord or damage is caused to nerves during the course of
giving injections. Some of these injuries can cause serious pain
and disability.
Contact us
For further information or if you believe you have an
anaesthetic error legal claim, please contact our
medical negligence team on
freephone 0800 358 3848, email personalinjury@ffw.com or
complete our short enquiry form.
All enquiries are completely free of charge and we will
investigate all funding options for you including
legal aid and no win, no fee.