Abscess Care and Compensation for Necrotising Fasciitis
An abscess can provide a means of access for bacteria to enter the body and trigger a soft-tissue infection called necrotising fasciitis. Without rapid diagnosis and treatment, this shocking infection can prove fatal.
The devastation of necrotising fasciitis
Necrotising fasciitis, a soft-tissue infection, causing decay of all infected tissue, can leave a patient with an array of appalling and debilitating symptoms and difficulties including the following:
- The need for repeated surgical procedures and an extended stay in hospital on life-support
- Extensive scarring and tissue loss
- Deformity and the need for considerable reconstructive surgery
- Bowel dysfunction if the infection affects the bowel region
- Mobility issues and the possible loss of a partial or total limb
- The risk of sepsis developing
- Long-term psychological and physical trauma
Understandably, such shocking effects can result in a dramatic impact on an individual's quality of life. A once independent and functioning person can be rendered dependant on personal care and unable to work.
If such a terrible outcome is, in part, caused by substandard medical care it may be appropriate to make a claim for compensation.
A successful compensation claim will address the financial losses caused by the negligent care.
Negligent abscess care
An abscess is an accumulation of pus beneath the surface of the skin. It may require antibiotics and it may need to be drained.
A failure by a medical professional to understand the severity of the problem, the potential implications and a failure to carry out or arrange for the appropriate level of care, may result in the patient developing necrotising fasciitis.
A failure to refer a patient for further treatment or investigation may also result in a poor long-term outcome and may justify a claim for compensation.
Making a claim for compensation
If you or a loved one are facing a future with the traumatic impact of necrotising fasciitis due to negligent care of an abscess, contact a specialist solicitor. Claims for compensation for medical negligence are extremely complex and require the expertise and experience of specialist solicitors.
Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with a team of experienced lawyers and considerable expertise in necrotising fasciitis claims.
Contact us to talk to a specialist about your situation free of charge. However, remember that claims for compensation for medical negligence have to be commenced within three years of the date of the alleged negligence, so don't delay.
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