Chicago Anesthesia Error Attorney

Anesthesia is administered routinely to patients undergoing surgery. Anesthesia causes partial or complete loss of sensation with or without loss of conscious. It puts patients to sleep for a surgery, so that we feel no pain. Daily in hospitals across America anesthesia is administered properly to patients. As an experienced Chicago medical malpractice law firm, we realize that unfortunately, in some cases mistakes or errors can occur. The results of an error in the administration of anesthesia can be minor or catastrophic leading to life- long disability or death.

General anesthesia

produces a medically controlled coma. The patient has a complete loss of consciousness.

Spinal anesthesia

or commonly called an epidural is anesthesia. A local anesthetic is injected into the peridural space. It is typically used for surgery of the lower body and commonly used in childbirth.

Regional anesthesia

or nerve blocks produces anesthesia by injecting an anesthetic into a nerve to temporarily block signals of pain to areas within the brain.

Local anesthesia

is the pharmaceutical inhibition of nerve impulses. It is typically used for numbing the skin.

Anesthesia Errors or Mistakes

Anesthesia errors can be made by many different health care providers. It can be anesthesiologists, nurse anesthetists, registered nurse, pharmacist or other health care providers. The majority of anesthesia errors involve the failure to evaluate the patient properly before surgery and failure to properly monitor the patient during surgery.

Common Anesthesia Mistakes Include

Medication errors- such as failure to administer the proper dose.
Failure to obtain past medical history of a anesthesia allergy
Failure to recognize drug interactions
Failing to properly monitor patient during surgery and respond to complications
Failing to provide proper medical care

Anesthesia Injuries

The consequences of anesthesia errors can take a variety of forms, including:

Asphyxia
Brain damage or injury
Spinal cord trauma or paralysis
Coma
Heath attack
Stroke
Pain during surgery
Death

The result of anesthesia errors or mistakes can be life changing and catastrophic. When errors occur due to a health care provider's negligence, injured patients have a right to be compensated for their damages. Consulting with an experienced Chicago medical malpractice attorney can be crucial in determining if the anesthesia error was medical malpractice. If you believe that you or a loved one has experienced serious injury or death as result of an anesthesia mistake or medical malpractice, contact us today.

Free Consultation

We offer a free consultation to evaluate your legal case. It will cost you nothing to consult with a lawyer to see if you have a case. It is essential that action be taken promptly to preserve evidence, investigate the accident and/or conduct in question and to file a lawsuit, when necessary prior to a deadline imposed by the statute of limitations.

No Fee Unless We Win Your Case

We give all our personal injury, workers' compensation, wrongful death and medical malpractice clients a promise that if we do not recover monetary damages in your case, we will not charge you an attorney fee. If we take your case, we only get paid if we win your case.