Common Anesthesia Errors
Sometimes doctors, anesthesiologists, and other hospital staff fail to follow proper protocol when administering anesthesia or monitoring anesthetized patients. These mistakes can result in a wide range of problems, including:
- Allergic reaction to the anesthetic
- Anesthesia awareness (or waking up) during a procedure
- Brain damage
- Coma
- Damage to the teeth, throat, larynx, or airways (if anesthesia is administered orally or through tubes)
- Death
- Heart attack or stroke
- Temporary delirium, amnesia, or confusion
- Unnecessary, additional pain following an operation
Sometimes the above occur because a doctor administers too much of a given medication, anesthetizes a patient using a medication to which they are allergic, or simply fails to acknowledge, recognize, or act on clear signs of anesthesia-related complications.
Whether these are human error or a result of reckless behavior, they still produce additional medical complications, hefty medical bills, and a great deal of personal suffering for affected patients. Such negligence can create hundreds of thousands or even upwards of one million dollars in medical expenses for patients and their families—and those responsible should have to pick up the tab.
Tough, Effective Legal Representation for Victims of Medical Negligence in Philadelphia
What has happened to you is not right, and you can do something about it right now.
Connect with our team at Golomb Legal, P.C. right away if you have suffered or experienced personal suffering or loss as a result of an anesthesia error. We can help you hold your doctor, hospital, or other medical professional accountable for the painful results of their mistake and ensure you are not left to
We have won hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of our clients and have effectively advocated for clients with medical malpractice claims of all kinds—and we are prepared to serve you in the same way. Allow us to come alongside you and hold the responsible parties accountable for the injury and harm they have caused.
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