Bowel and Bladder Problems After Cauda Equina Syndrome Medical Delays
If you are unexpectedly suffering debilitating and embarrassing problems with your bladder and bowel due to delays in the medical management of cauda equina syndrome, it may be possible to claim compensation.
The patient's right to compensation
If a patient suffers a poor, disabling outcome following medical care when, with a more appropriate quality of care they would have experienced a better outcome, they are legally entitled to claim compensation for the consequences of the negligence.
The problem with bladder and bowel problems
Both the practical and psychological difficulties related to loss of bowel and bladder control can have a significant impact on an individual's quality of life:
- They may be reluctant to leave their home due to fear of 'accidents' or leakage
- They may require access to toilet facilities at all times
- They may be unable to carry out a range of activities and sports
- They may be restricted in the types of employment which they are able to undertake
- Their daily routine may be restricted and influenced by their need to manage their bowel and bladder function
- Their psychological distress may affect their ability to engage socially
- They may require specific equipment, treatment or surgery
- They may require alterations to be carried out to their home
For many people, these are challenges which they never have to face or even contemplate. If an individual finds themselves in this distressing situation because the quality of their medical care in the diagnosis and treatment of cauda equina compression was substandard, it can be a very difficult to come to terms with their position.
A successful compensation can both help to deal with many of the difficulties they now face as well as providing a sense that justice has been done.
Medical negligence in cauda equina syndrome care
Medical professionals may be regarded as having provided only substandard medical care if they failed to recognise or suspect their patient's nerve compression symptoms, failed to make a timely referral for an MRI scan, failed to carry out an assessment or delayed the initiation of treatment.
Speak to a legal specialist
Compensation claims for cauda equina syndrome medical negligence are extremely complex. Analysing and assessing the quality of a patient's care through the pathway of diagnosis and treatment requires considerable expertise and experience.
If you suspect that you may have been the victim on negligent care, contact Glynns Solicitors, specialists in medical negligence law, to discuss the possibility of making a claim.
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