The Bronx Anesthesia Errors Lawyer

Placing your safety in the hands of a surgical team is often frightening. When an error occurs in administering anesthesia or monitoring you while under its effects, it can lead to serious complications—and unfortunately, those complications can often lead to a longer road to recovery than initially anticipated. A Bronx anesthesia errors lawyer could help you determine whether you have grounds to file a medical malpractice claim and move forward with that process.

Common Anesthesia Errors

If an error in the administration of anesthesia occurs during a surgical procedure, and results in the patient being injured, the patient has grounds to file a claim.  Some of the types of errors that occur more frequently include:

• Administering the wrong amount of medication
• Administering the wrong medication
• Failing to properly monitor the patient during the surgical process
• Failure to respond to obvious changes in vital signs that could indicate the patient was in distress or there might be a problem
• Intubation errors

Anesthesia errors can lead to serious complications, including brain damage due to lack of oxygen, waking while in surgery, or damage to the patient’s airway. A Bronx attorney could help a patient determine whether an error in anesthesia administration or monitoring led to the injuries sustained, including who bears liability for such errors.

Damages in Anesthesia Error Claims

When a patient suffers serious damage because of an anesthesiologist’s negligence, they may have the right to file a claim for compensation that will cover both financial and non-financial losses related to that error. Our lawyers in The Bronx could help a patient look at who bears liability for the anesthesia error, including whether they will need to file a claim against the anesthesiologist or the hospital and what compensation they should expect when they file that claim.

While a lawyer cannot guarantee the compensation a patient will ultimately recover for an anesthesia error claim, in most cases, claims will include compensation for:

• Any increased medical bills because of damage caused during the procedure, including a longer stay in the hospital or durable medical equipment intended to help the patient with his/her injuries
• Wage losses when the injury prevents the patient from going back to work, including extended time off compared to what was expected after a surgical procedure
• The patient’s pain and suffering, including medical anxiety related to the lack of care or waking during surgery

When a patient dies due to an anesthesia error, their family may have the right to file a claim seeking compensation. Wrongful death claims generally include compensation for the loss of the patient’s income, the loss of the services the patient performed for the family, and the loss of their presence. Working with an experienced lawyer in anesthesia errors could prove essential when navigating the ins and outs of the claim process and figuring out what comes next, including what type of claim the patient and their family need to file and how they can lay out all the damages sustained.

Contact a Bronx Anesthesia Errors Attorney From Duffy & Duffy

Anesthesia errors can cause extensive medical, personal, and financial complications—and you deserve compensation for those losses.  If your anesthesiologist failed in their duty of care to you as a patient, a Bronx anesthesia errors lawyer could help you determine your next steps, including how to move forward with a claim. Contact Duffy & Duffy today for a free consultation.