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When you suffer from a serious condition that requires surgical intervention in order to treat your symptoms, you rely on your care provider to take care of those necessary treatments. In some cases, however, your doctor may not operate when needed. You may find yourself struggling with symptoms far longer than necessary—or, in some cases, suffering from worsening symptoms that could interfere with your long-term longevity and quality of life. In Nassau County failure to operate malpractice cases, working with a surgical error lawyer can make a big difference in your ability to recover compensation.
Failure to operate malpractice cases occur when a care provider in Nassau County fails to surgically intervene, despite the clear presentation of symptoms that require an operation to resolve. A lawyer will look at several elements of the case to determine whether the patient has grounds to file a medical malpractice claim.
In order to file a medical malpractice case for failure to operate, the patient will need to show that they had a doctor/patient relationship with the care provider. That can include emergency room doctors or others involved in urgent care processes.
A medical malpractice lawyer will work with a medical expert to establish that, given the presentation of symptoms, the care provider should have operated in order to alleviate them. Failure to operate can include:
The deviation from the standard of care is a key element of many medical practice cases. If another doctor would have intervened surgically in the case, the patient may have grounds for a malpractice case.
A patient typically has grounds for a medical malpractice claim when they sustained damages, including declining quality or duration of life, because of the care provider’s failure to operate. If the patient’s condition resolved on its own and they suffered no harm because of the failure to operate, they may not have grounds for a claim.
Following failure to operate in Nassau County, a lawyer will review the damages sustained by the patient to get a better idea of what compensation they should include in their claim. Damages commonly include:
If a patient died because of the care provider’s failure to operate, the surviving family may have the right to file a wrongful death claim that includes compensation for the loss of their loved one’s income, funeral and burial expenses, loss of the services the patient performed for their family, and loss of parental guidance to the decedent’s children.
Nassau County failure to operate cases often involve substantial losses, from high medical costs to the loss of life. An attorney can help injured patients or surviving family members file a claim that will allow them to recover financial compensation for those losses. Contact Duffy & Duffy today for a free consultation.
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