Compensation for Delays in Medical Care of Cauda Equina Syndrome
A life can be turned upside down by delays in the diagnosis and treatment of cauda equina syndrome. If medical negligence has adversely affected the quality of your life, it might be appropriate to make a claim for compensation.
Medical care of cauda equina syndrome
Prompt and competent medical care is essential in the diagnosis and treatment of cauda equina syndrome.
- Recognition of the possible early or red flag symptoms is essential to ensuring a timely referral for an MRI scan. Without this, the underlying cause of the patient's symptoms may not be identified until it is too late to prevent further deterioration and loss of lower body function
- Undertaking a thorough assessment of the patient's signs, symptoms and history is crucial to identifying the possibility that the patient might be developing cauda equina syndrome
- Making a timely referral for an MRI scan will facilitate the earliest confirmed diagnosis and, where appropriate, trigger the commencement of surgery
- Where a referral for an MRI scan is not urgently needed, warning the patient of the red flag symptoms is vital to ensure that the patient attends hospital immediately should those symptoms develop
Negligent care
If any of the above essential elements of care does not take place, causing a delay in diagnosis and leaving the patient's condition to deteriorate prior to surgery, the relevant medical professionals may be regarded as having provided negligent care.
If the patient suffers a worse outcome due to substandard medical care than would have been the case with an acceptable level of care, they would be entitled to make a claim for compensation.
A successful compensation claim would include any financial losses such as a reduced income if your symptoms restrict the type or extent of work you are able to manage.
Claiming compensation
Due to the extreme nature of the symptoms associated with cauda equina syndrome, such as double incontinence and loss of mobility, the long-term impact can be devastating.
If this has happened to you or a loved one, you need to contact a specialist medical negligence solicitor who will be able to investigate the quality of your care.
If a breach of duty has occurred and you are suffering debilitating symptoms as a result, it may well be possible to make a claim for compensation.
Legal advice
Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with a team of experienced solicitors. Contact us to discuss, free of charge, the suitability of making a claim for compensation.
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