Negligence and Compensation for Necrotising Fasciitis Disability
If you are struggling with severe disability due to negligent medical care of a necrotising fasciitis infection, you may be able to make a claim for compensation.
Invasive and destructive infection
A necrotising fasciitis infection can destroy a person's quality of life in an alarmingly short space of time. This appalling soft-tissue infection, once established, spreads rapidly through the body, causing decay and ultimately bringing about the death of the patient.
Rapid recognition and treatment is key to survival and the best outcome. Any delays can lead to a worse outcome. Treatment of necrotising fasciitis requires that ALL infected tissue is surgically removed in order to prevent the further spread of the bacteria. Therefore, any delay which allows the infection to spread will also lead to the need for more extensive tissue debridement.
If medical professionals are responsible for delays in diagnosis and treatment, they may be regarded as having been negligent and a claim for compensation for the impact of that negligence may be a helpful way forward. A successful claim can help you to address some of the problems which the infection and the associated negligence has caused.
Examples of negligent medical care could include the following:
- A failure to provide antibiotics prior to surgery, where a surgical incision may offer bacteria a portal of entry to the body's subcutaneous tissue
- A failure to monitor a patient following surgery
- A failure to diagnose or suspect necrotising fasciitis
- A delay in referring for investigation
- A delay in debridement surgery
Making a claim for compensation
A successful compensation claim would incorporate the financial losses caused by the negligence. For example, if the negligent medical care has caused the patient to suffer disability which would not otherwise have been the case, leading to a loss of income, that loss would be taken into account.
Disability associated with necrotising fasciitis can include the loss, total or partial, of one or more limbs. It can include severe bowel damage and the need for a stoma. It can cause long-term reduction in overall health, both physical and psychological.
Speak to a legal specialist
If you or a loved one have experienced substandard care of necrotising fasciitis and are now facing the consequences, contact Glynns Solicitors to discuss the possibility of making a claim for compensation.
We are a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with a team of experienced solicitors and extensive expertise in high-value claims related to this life-changing illness.
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