It is estimated that one in every 200,000 patients die because of complications from anesthesia.
Anesthesia is administered to patients who undergo a sugical procedure. Errors in administering anesthesia can result in tracheal damage, asphyxia, brain damage, birth defects, spinal cord injury, coma and in rare cases death and are usally caused by delayed administration, incorrect dosage, over-sedation, failure to monitor the patient, failure to recognize stress or complications, and defective equipment.
Because anesthesia errors are usually the result of negligence on the behalf of a medical professional, those responsible for causing an error can be held liabile for harm caused. According to the National Practitioner Data Bank's 2002 annual report, there were 5,691 medical malpractice payments made because of anesthesia malpractice between 1990 and 2002 and 467 in 2002 alone. The mean payment from 1990 to 2002 was $245,935 while the mean payment in 2002 was $338,190.
Physicians, nurses and other health care professional do make mistakes, and more often than you might think. When a medical professional's negligence causes an injury, it is our job to help you achieve a just recovery. A medical malpractice lawyer at Philadelphia's Kane and Silverman can help you to obtain and to understand and interpret the medical files and information related to your medical malpractice case. We would be pleased to meet with you, wherever and whenever, you desire, to discuss your case in detail.
•Anesthesia Errors
•Birth Injury Errors
•Burn Therapy Errors
•Cover-ups
•Delay in Diagnosis
•Dental Malpractice
•Medication Errors
•Nursing Home Neglect
•Plastic Surgery Errors
•Prescription Drug Errors
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