Surgery Negligence and Cauda Equina Syndrome
Timely and competent surgery to decompress the spine is an essential aspect of the medical care of cauda equina syndrome. Failings or delays in relation to surgery may justify a claim for compensation if the patient has suffered as a result.
Surgery and cauda equina syndrome
If a patient has been diagnosed with compression of the cauda equina nerves at the base of the spine, surgery to decompress the nerves is often regarded as a medical emergency.
Delays in initiating surgery or negligence in the course of decompression surgery can occasionally leave the patient with a worse outcome than would have been the case with timely and competent intervention.
In these circumstances it may be possible to make a claim for the consequences.
Timing in cauda equina decompression
The cauda equina nerves are fundamental to effective lower body function. Compression of the nerves leading to function loss, can cause double incontinence, loss of mobility and sexual dysfunction. As a progressive condition, time is of the essence. Delays in diagnosis and treatment can allow time for the nerve compression to increase, causing the patient to suffer appalling symptoms.
Consequently, once diagnosis is achieved, surgery is often required at the earliest possible moment and definitely within a matter of hours rather than days. If surgery is delayed and the patient suffers a deterioration of their condition in the meantime, it may be possible to make a claim for compensation for the symptoms and associated difficulties related to the deterioration in symptoms.
Specialist legal advice in cauda equina claims
Cauda equina compensation negligence claims can be of significant value due to the complex nature of the symptoms and their life-changing impact. In order to be sure that you will achieve the best and fairest settlement, it is advisable to use a specialist medical negligence solicitor.
They will be able to obtain your medical records and carry out a thorough investigation of the quality of your medical care and whether or not there has been a breach of duty. Where this is found to be the case, the nature of its impact on you, if any, and the long-term consequences on your quality of life will be assessed by the best experts.
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Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with a team of experienced lawyers and a history of successful high-value cauda equina syndrome claims.
Contact us today to speak with a solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim for compensation.
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