Anesthesia Errors Can Lead To Medical Malpractice

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Anesthesia Errors Can Lead To Medical Malpractice Injuries

Anesthesia Errors are common during surgery and other procedures, and can have very serious consequences for patients. Learn about anestheia mediacal malpractice and what you can do about it.

During surgery, an anesthesiologist places the patient in a semi-unconscious or unconscious state through drugs, medications and gasses. In the modern operating room, anesthesiologists have a tremendous responsibility both to keep the patient sedated during surgery and manage their vital signs and oxygenation. And they are often primarily responsible for the patient’s care immediately after surgery.

As a Chicago medical malpractice law firm, we know that, unfortunately, anesthesia errors occur. Many of these take place during the surgical procedure and are quickly corrected, but others can lead to disastrous consequences.

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Common anesthesia mistakes

Failure to intubate or injuries caused during intubation

Anesthesiologists often intubate a patient during surgery to help them breathe. Serious injury can occur when the anesthesiologist makes an error during intubation or fails to maintain a proper airway.

Failure to monitor

The anesthesiologist is responsible for regulating a patient’s level of consciousness during the procedure and their oxygenation, among other crucial responsibilities. Failure here can lead to serious brain injury or death.

Communication errors

Another primary responsibility of the anesthesiologist is to keep those performing the surgery fully aware of the patient’s condition, including their vital signs. Failure to communicate properly can lead to serious complications.

Errors in anesthesia dosage

It is crucial that the anesthesiologist administer neither too much nor too little anesthesia. Too much anesthesia can prolong sedation which may lead to a coma and brain injury.

Anesthesia awareness

This situation occurs when too little anesthesia has been administered and the patient regains consciousness during the procedure and is one of the more common anesthesia errors. Yet, because of paralytic drugs they have received, they cannot communicate their situation and often suffer excruciating pain as the surgery progresses. Recovery from anesthesia awareness often takes months of therapy and, understandably, may leave the patient fearful of undergoing future surgical procedures. There are 20,000 to 40,000 cases of anesthesia awareness each year in the U.S.

Anesthesia medical mistakes can be incredibly difficult to prove, often requiring a great amount of detective work, along with medical knowledge and an understanding of policies and procedures.

At the Law Office of Scott D. DeSalvo, we are a Chicago medical malpractice law firm with many years of experience in helping injured people and victims of medical malpractice.

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If you or a loved one has suffered an injury due to an anesthesia error, call us at 312-500-4500 and give us an opportunity to assist you in getting the redress to which you are entitled.  We are happy to answer your questions and represent you if you'd like us to.

 
 
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