Cauda Equina Syndrome Pathway Delays and Compensation for Disability
The successful processing and timing of the medical pathway for cauda equina syndrome, from suspected diagnosis to MRI scan to confirmed diagnosis to surgery, is absolutely crucial to the quality of the patient's outcome and their long-term health and well-being.
Delays in the medical management of CES
If medical professionals are responsible for a delay in a patient's movement through the pathway, resulting in disability which would not have been the case with an appropriate medical response, the patient should be legally entitled to make a claim for compensation.
Unfortunately, a delay in the medical management of cauda equina compression can leave a patient suffering a myriad of life-changing and deeply debilitating symptoms including double incontinence, sexual dysfunction and loss of mobility. Consequently, the long-term impact and the associated financial costs and losses can be significant including a loss of income, the costs of personal and household support and the costs of adaptations to the individual's home where they are no longer able to function safely and effectively.
Failures in processing of a patient through the pathway which could result in a life-changing delay could include the following:
- A failure to recognise that the patient's symptoms may be indicative of cauda equina compression
- A failure to carry out an examination and assessment of the patient for further possible indicators of cauda equina issues
- A failure to make a referral for an MRI scan either within an appropriate timeframe or at all
- A delay in carrying out an MRI scan or in transferring an emergency patient to appropriate facilities where a scan can be carried out
- A delay in reporting the results of a scan or in initiating surgery when it would normally be regarded as an emergency
Claiming compensation
If you or a loved one are suffering with the severe disabilities associated with cauda equina syndrome due to delayed medical care, you should speak to a specialist solicitor about the possibility of making a claim for compensation. Compensation claims for this complex condition are extremely complicated, requiring experienced legal guidance, expert medical advice and a forensic analysis of the patient's medical care and long-term condition and prognosis following the negligence.
Here at Glynns Solicitors, specialists in medical negligence law, we speak to the victims of negligent cauda equina care on a daily basis and have a thorough understanding of the appalling impact of this shocking condition.
Contact us today to speak to a specialist solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim for compensation.
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