Fournier's Gangrene Diagnosis Negligence and When to Claim Compensation
If you suspect that your medical care of a fournier's gangrene infection has been substandard, contact a legal specialist for advice about making a claim.
Fournier's gangrene and diagnosis negligence
Fournier's gangrene is a virulent and potentially life-threatening infection of the perineum and genital region. Without a timely diagnosis and emergency surgery, the patient may suffer traumatic physical and psychological consequences including extensive tissue loss, loss of sexual function as well as damage to the bowel and the need for a stoma to be fitted.
Every delay will allow the relevant bacteria to spread, causing increasing levels of physical decay and tissue loss.
Prompt diagnosis and a knowledgeable response are absolutely crucial to the best patient outcome.
A delay in diagnosis can prove catastrophic. As time passes, more of the patient's body will be affected, meaning that, once treatment does begin, an even greater area of tissue will need to be removed. The patient is likely to require more surgical procedures and suffer greater long-term physical losses and damage.
The rapidity and severity of the impact of fournier's gangrene can be psychologically devastating, meaning that the patient requires not only physical support and reconstruction, but emotional support also.
Medical negligence in fournier's gangrene
If the failings of medical professionals are found to have influenced this poor outcome, it may be appropriate to make a claim for compensation which will address the financial costs and losses suffered by the patient. It may also go some way to helping the patient some to terms with their emotional distress and long-term loss of quality of life.
Examples of medical failings during the process of diagnosis could include the following:
- A failure to examine the patient
- A misdiagnosis and incorrect treatment
- A failure to recognise the possible symptoms of fournier's gangrene, a necrotising fasciitis infection
- A failure to make an emergency referral
Specialist legal advice
Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with a team of experienced lawyers and extensive expertise in necrotising fasciitis and fournier's gangrene claims.
Over the years we have developed a thorough understanding of the potential devastation and the associated financial losses caused by this appalling infection. We understand the need for scrupulous and timely healthcare and the complex consequences that can unfold when medical care goes wrong.
Contact us today to speak with a solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim for the long-term impact of this shocking infection.
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