Permanent Symptoms of Necrotising Fasciitis and Claiming Compensation
Speak to a specialist solicitor if your life has been affected by negligent medical care of a necrotising fasciitis infection.
The destruction of necrotising fasciitis
The impact of a necrotising fasciitis infection can last a lifetime.
It may be possible to try to address some consequences through surgery or the use of prosthetics. An amputation for example may be addressed to some degree by surgery. Scarring and loss of tissue may be resolved to an extent by reconstructive surgery.
However, the fact remains that a limb has been lost, or bowel function has been compromised or there remains some tissue deformity. Not to mention the psychological damage which this shocking infection can wreak upon its victims. The patient may suffer long-term physical symptoms of fatigue and pain as well as the practicalities of dealing with their severe physical damage.
This appalling soft-tissue infection can alter the quality and style of life entirely, affecting an individual's ability to work, to support their family, to engage with many of the activities which had previously been a fundamental part of their life.
Medical negligence
Where negligent medical care has contributed to this distressing and disabling outcome, it may be possible to claim compensation. Where appropriate, this would address the patient's pain, suffering and the financial consequences of any negligence.
Negligence can play a significant part in a patient's experience of necrotising fasciitis. Because the infection is so fast-moving and so destructive, any delay in diagnosis and treatment can be devastating.
Therefore, if medical professionals have the opportunity to diagnose this terrible infection and fail to do so, they may be regarded not only as negligent but also as responsible for the physical and psychological consequences which the patient suffers as a result of the delay in diagnosis.
Negligence may include a failure of examination, a failure of diagnosis or suspicion, a failure to seek a second opinion or specialist advice, a failure to make a referral. In a hospital setting it may also include a failure to monitor a post-operative patient and a failure to provide prophylactic antibiotics when they would normally have been regarded as necessary.
A successful compensation claim can help an individual to deal with the many financial difficulties and challenges which their condition causes them.
The first step is to talk to a specialist medical negligence solicitor.
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Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with a team of experienced solicitors and a history of successful, high-value necrotising fasciitis claims.
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