Bowel Care Negligence and Claiming Compensation
Medical negligence in relation to the bowel may cause irreparable damage to the patient and may justify a claim for compensation.
Negligent medical care of a bowel condition
Where possible, medical conditions relating to the bowel require competent and timely diagnosis and care to ensure that the patient does not suffer a life-threatening or life-changing deterioration.
Areas of medical care which are susceptible to negligence and where the impact on the patient is likely to be traumatic may include the following:
- The diagnosis and treatment of bowel cancer
- The diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases such as crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis
- Negligence in bowel surgery causing a perforation to the bowel and threatening the patient with peritonitis and sepsis
- The diagnosis and treatment of appendicitis
Failures of diagnosis and care can leave the patient facing a range of debilitating conditions, possibly even requiring further surgery for the introduction of a stoma to assist bowel function.
If a patient develops sepsis as a result of a negligent bowel perforation, their long-term quality of life can be severely compromised, restricting their capacity to work and undermining their long-term health.
In some extremely unfortunate circumstances, the patient may die as a result of delayed treatment of cancer or the overwhelming impact of sepsis.
Making a claim for compensation
If you or a loved one are struggling with significant problems which you suspect may be due to negligent medical care of the bowel, you need to contact a specialist solicitor who specialises in medical negligence law.
They will be able to access your medical records and engage the best medical experts to analyse the quality of your medical care.
If it is found that you or your loved one have, indeed, been affected by negligent medical care, a specialist in medical negligence law will have the expertise to make a comprehensive and accurate assessment of the impact of the negligence on your quality of life and ability to work, leading to calculation of your financial losses.
Furthermore, they will have the experience to pursue your claim professionally in accordance with the myriad of legal guidelines and negotiate the best settlement on your behalf.
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