Necrotising Fasciitis Diagnosis Delays and How to Make a Claim
If a medical professional has caused a delay in the diagnosis of necrotising fasciitis, it may be possible to make a claim for compensation for the impact of that delay on your long-term outcome and any associated symptoms and financial losses.
Medical failings in the diagnosis of necrotising fasciitis
Such an error may happen for a variety of reasons and at many points during the patient's care pathway including the following:
- The GP may not recognise the implications of the patient's symptoms and fail to refer for specialist investigation
- An Accident and Emergency practitioner may fail in the quality and extent of their examination and discharge the patient with a misdiagnosis
- A member of the nursing staff may not observe, record or highlight a deterioration in post-operative patient's condition, thereby delaying the diagnosis of this life-threatening infection
Any of the above may lead to a delay in an accurate diagnosis of necrotising fasciitis and the initiation of treatment in the form of antibiotics and surgery to tackle this appalling infection.
Any delay can cause the patient to suffer a worse outcome than would otherwise have occurred due to the fast-moving and destructive nature of this terrible soft=tissue infection.
Ultimately, the patient will suffer tissue loss and scarring due to the need for the surgical removal of all infected tissue. Depending on the extent and location of the infection, the patient may also suffer damage to the bowel, organ damage, reduced mobility and amputation of a limb or part of a limb.
If the severity of the patient's outcome is due ion some degree to delays caused by medical failings, a successful compensation claim would address the symptoms and difficulties which they are experiencing because of those delays.
For example, if the patient's symptoms mean that they are now struggling to work, their loss of earnings would be included in their claim. if they require specialist equipment or treatment in order to manage their symptoms, or if they require some form of personal care, the associated costs would also be included in their claim.
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Glynns Solicitors are specialists in medical negligence law with extensive experience of necrotising fasciitis claims.
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