Countless surgeries and medical procedures are effectively performed every day thanks to the use of modern anesthesia. Anesthesiologists may use general anesthesia, local anesthesia, regional anesthesia or spinal anesthesia to sedate the patient and control pain. Deciding on the type of anesthesia is a decision for the surgeon and anesthesiologist.
As opposed to the type of anesthesia used for the medical procedure, most incidents involving patient injury from anesthesia errors are due to the anesthesia staff failing to monitor the patient before, during or after the procedure.
The type of anesthesia error may not be apparent, based on the type of injury sustained by the patient. Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers works with some of the leading medical experts to review clients’ medical charts to determine what types of errors were made during the anesthesia process.
Nonetheless, the following conditions have been associated with medication errors and merit further investigation:
- Brain damage
- Stroke
- Coma
- Paralysis
- Death
- Broken bones
- Asphyxia (stoppage of breathing)
If your loved one suffered an unexpected injury or death shortly before, after, or during a surgical procedure, we would honor the opportunity to speak with you and begin the process of getting answers to these difficult questions.
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