Types of Anesthesia Malpractice

When one is to undergo any type of surgical treatment, anesthesia is used in varying degrees to suppress the patient's experience of pain. In general anesthesia, the person is given enough drugs to make them unconscious and thus unaware of any pain. General anesthesia is the most extreme form of suppressing pain and, because of the dangers involved, requires expert administration. Because the patient's ability to breathe and thus his or her oxygen supply will be artificially controlled, the anesthesiologist must be competent at the task. Mistakes made in administering anesthesia can result in severe allergic reactions, comas, brain damage, permanent injury, and death.

Besides general anesthesia, spinal, regional, and local anesthesia administrations are also used for various procedures. Spinal anesthesia, called an epidural, is used to for surgical procedures and childbirth which involve pain in areas of the lower body. Regional anesthesia blocks pain in a specific area of the body while local anesthesia is used on the skin or gums. Malpractice can occur in any of these types of anesthesia, involving such errors as failing to competently monitor a patient's vital signs, failing to properly put breathing tubes into place, using a wrong drug, wrong dose of a drug, failing to properly handling internal bleeding, or wrongly inserting a needle into a nerve.

North Carolina Medical Malpractice Attorney

Anyone who has suffered health damage or who has lost a loved one due to medical errors such as those listed above may have grounds for a medical malpractice claim or lawsuit. These legal actions are often complicated affairs, requiring competent and dedicated legal investigation and preparation. Roane Law has a skilled legal team with many years of combined experience in investigating, preparing, negotiating, and litigating personal injury claims of all kinds, including those involving medical malpractice.

If you believe you have been the victim of any type of anesthesia or other medical error, you can discuss your situation with an experienced attorney at the firm in an initial consultation. Contact the firm at www.roane-law.com.