Clinical Errors in Necrotising Fasciitis and When to Claim Compensation
An error in the course of assessing, diagnosing and treating a patient with necrotising fasciitis can be utterly life-changing. If the patient survives, which they may not, they may be scarred for life, both physically and psychologically.
Errors in necrotising fasciitis medical management
Timely and competent medical management is essential in the care of a patient with a necrotising fasciitis infection.
Delays, errors, misdiagnosis and failures can prove catastrophic.
Examples of clinical errors which may utterly devastate the patient's future quality of life could include the following:
- A failure to carry out a thorough examination of the patient
- A failure to recognise the possible symptoms of necrotising fasciitis such as intense pain, swelling, tenderness and discolouration in the region of a cut, open wound such as an abscess or surgical incision
- A failure to seek a second opinion or refer to specialist investigation within a timely timeframe i.e as a matter of emergency
- A failure to monitor a patient in a post-operative situation
- A failure to treat an abscess in an appropriate and timely manner
- A failure to provide prophylactic antibiotics to a patient in advance of surgery when a risk assessment has or should have identified this need
When to make a claim
If an error by a medical professional, whether in hospital or in the GP surgery, has left you or a loved one struggling with unanticipated symptoms and a reduced quality of life, it may be possible to make a claim for compensation.
In the case of necrotising fasciitis, the consequences can range from severe scarring to the loss of a limb. The impact on an individual's quality of life can vary equally. They may struggle psychologically following the trauma of their illness, they may find it difficult to work due to their symptoms, they may require personal care due to their disabilities.
The financial losses associated with the consequences can be incorporated into a successful compensation claim insofar as they have been caused by the negligence.
If you think you may be in a position to make a claim, contact a specialist solicitor at the earliest possible moment in order to ensure that you can meet the deadline for medical negligence compensation claims.
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