Any time a medical professional makes a mistake, it’s important that he or she is help accountable for such an action. This allows proper standards of care to be set, and it helps keep future patients safe. Whenever you or a loved on is the victim of medical negligence, it’s important that you speak with our personal injury attorneys as soon as possible.
Right now, we want to focus on medical mistakes that involve anesthetic. These can be quite serious and even tragic, which is why you need to be aware of the potential for these things occurring.
About Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
First some basics on medical malpractice lawsuits in general. These kinds of lawsuits refer to any acts of negligence that involve medical professionals, whether it’s a physician, a surgeon, a nurse, a pharmacist, and so on.
What are anesthetic errors?
Anesthetic errors refer to various kinds of mistakes that involve anesthesia. Anesthesia is administered prior to surgery to render the patient unconscious and prevent pain. This should make surgery a better experience overall, but different kinds of errors can occur, which is why it’s important to have our medical malpractice lawyers on your side for legal assistance.
Why should anesthetic errors be taken seriously?
Anesthesia errors can lead to very serious side effects and difficulties for patients both during and after surgery. These can be life-threatening and/or extremely painful. This is unacceptable and the surgeons and anesthesiologists responsible need to be held accountable for such mistakes.
Allergic and Adverse Reactions to Anesthetic
If a patient is given an anesthetic that he or she is allergic to, this can lead to dizziness, discomfort, tinnitus, blurry vision, heart problems, breathing problems, and possibly even worse issues. Surgeons and anesthesiologists need to take care when determine the right methods and anesthetics to use.
Too Much Anesthetic Used
When too much anesthetic is used, this can cause major health problems, affecting the heart, the lugs, and even leading to a coma or death. These kinds of issues are especially tragic since they are entirely avoidable, and there is never an excuse for a mistake like this to occur.
Too Little Anesthetic Used – Anesthesia Awareness
When too little anesthetic is used or it’s administered improperly, a condition known as anesthesia awareness may occur. During anesthesia awareness, the anesthetic wears off and a patient becomes conscious of the surgery being performed even though he or she is unconscious. This can be quite distressing and even very painful.
How Our Legal Team Can Help
If you or someone that you love has suffered from any error that is related to anesthetic, our legal team would like to talk to you in greater detail. We will discuss all of your legal options and fight diligently to ensure that the person or parties responsible for the anesthesia error are held accountable for their poor judgment and inadequate care. Our team is ready to fight for you and your needs.
Learn More About Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
If you would like to learn more about your legal rights in medical malpractice cases, be sure to contact our New Orleans personal injury attorneys today. The entire team here looks forward to meeting you in person and helping you achieve justice in a court of law.