Negligent Necrotising Fasciitis Care and When to Claim Compensation
If you or a loved one are struggling with the appalling impact of negligent medical care of a necrotising fasciitis soft-tissue infection, speak to a legal specialist about the possibility of making a claim for compensation.
Necrotising fasciitis medical negligence
Negligent medical care of a necrotising fasciitis soft-tissue infection is most likely to relate either to the process of diagnosis or the timing and efficacy of surgical intervention.
Necrotising fasciitis is a medical emergency. Because it can be difficult to recognise from its early symptoms, it is essential that medical professionals who are faced with the possible symptoms of this life-threatening illness are both sufficiently knowledgeable to recognise the threat and willing to make a referral for specialist investigation to rule out, or in, this appalling condition as a diagnosis.
A delay in either diagnosis or treatment in the form of surgery and antibiotics, even a delay of a day, can have a catastrophic impact, causing deformity, scarring disability and, in the worst cases, the death of the patient.
Specifically, examples of negligence care could include the following:
- A failure to carry out an examination of the patient for the signs and symptoms of a soft-tissue infection such as swelling, tenderness and discolouration of the skin, particularly in the region of a cut or wound to the skin
- A failure to recognise or suspect that the patients symptoms might be indicative of necrotising fasciitis
- A failure to make a timely referral for specialist investigation
- A delay in initiating debridement surgery to remove all infected tissue
- Surgical negligence during debridement procedures, causing the patient to suffer a worse outcome than would otherwise have been the case
Claiming compensation for medical negligence
Not surprisingly, the physical and psychological consequences of necrotising fasciitis medical negligence can be pretty devastating. The patient may struggle to work. They may require personal care around the house and to carry out normal chores. They may suffer a loss of income or be faced with additional costs.
If this distressing outcome is due to negligent medical care, such financial losses would be incorporated into a successful claim.
Speak to a legal specialist
Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with a team of experienced lawyers, specialising in this complex field of law. With extensive experience in necrotising fasciitis cases, we are ideally placed to support you in the process of making a claim.
Contact us today to speak with a solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim.
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