Necrotising Fasciitis, Sepsis and When to Claim Compensation
The appalling combination of necrotising fasciitis and sepsis can be utterly devastating to a patient's long-term health and quality of life. Indeed, it can even threaten that very life. If medical negligence has contributed to this terrible outcome, it may be possible to make a claim for compensation.
Necrotising fasciitis and sepsis
On its own, the soft-tissue infection necrotising fasciitis can be truly horrifying, causing the decay and destruction of all the tissue which it infects and necessitating extensive removal of tissue to prevent further infection.
Unfortunately, this infection can also sometimes trigger sepsis, putting the patient's body under nearly unbearable pressure and further damaging their long-term health.
In combination, the patient may suffer organ damage, amputation, bowel damage, disability and long-term symptoms such as aches and pains, breathlessness, anxiety and fatigue.
Not surprisingly, an individual who has experienced these illnesses can struggle to maintain the life they previously enjoyed and may now find it difficult to work, to mobilise and to carry out numerous tasks. They may require specialist care, treatment and specialist equipment in order to cope with their on-going symptoms.
Medical negligence and necrotising fasciitis
If medical negligence has contributed to this appalling situation and terrible reduction in quality of life, it may be appropriate to make a claim for compensation.
Examples of failings in medical care which may be relevant to the development of necrotising fasciitis, and subsequent sepsis, could include the following:
- A failure to recognise the possible symptoms of necrotising fasciitis
- A failure to seek specialist advice
- A failure to make a referral to specialist services for this medical emergency
- A delay in initiating treatment
Where appropriate (ie. where it is found that an act of negligence has contributed to the patient's poor situation), a successful compensation claim would take account of the patient's pain and suffering as well as incorporating the financial losses, such as a loss of earnings and the costs of care, which the patient is experiencing.
Contact a legal specialist
Specialist expertise and experience are essential to such complex claims.
If you or a loved one are trying to come to terms with the challenges of a necrotising fasciitis infection complicated by sepsis and medical negligence, contact us here at Glynns Solicitors.
Specialists in medical negligence law, we have supported numerous clients in pursuing claims for necrotising fasciitis negligence and have a history of success in high-value claims.
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