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Anesthesia medical malpractice can occur anytime anesthesia is used for a procedure or treatment. Many times, anesthesia is used during operations, childbirth, and even dental procedures. Although the use of anesthesia is very common, complications and anesthesia injuries often result in permanent disability, severe brain damage, and even death.
Doctors and other medical professionals began using anesthesia frequently in the 1970s. While injuries and complications are now significantly less common now, they still occur. Some of the most common anesthesia injuries include:
- Stroke
- Heart Attack
- Brain Damage
- Paralysis
- Allergic Reaction
- Nausea
- Death
Anesthesia is a combination of drugs that are administered to patients in order to block pain receptors, and allow healthcare professionals to perform procedures that are too painful or serious for the patient to be conscious.
One of the reasons anesthesia is dangerous is because each person reacts differently to the drugs administered to the body. As a result, while a patient is under anesthesia, the attending healthcare professionals must closely monitor many different conditions. Special monitors are used to track blood pressure, heart rate, blood oxygen level, temperature, breathing tubes, and circulation.
Because of the wide variety of reactions associated with anesthesia, some patients can have very serious, life-threatening consequences, while others suffer no side effects. Some of the serious side effects people have reported, include waking up during the procedure, but being unable to move or signal the surgeon because of the anesthesia. Other patients have reported being unable to fully recover from the effects of anesthesia for long periods of time.
If you or a loved one has been injured as a result of anesthesia, you may be able to hold a number of different parties responsible. You may be able to file a medical malpractice claim against the:
- Hospital
- Surgeon
- Doctor
- Nurse
- Anesthesiologist
By filing a medical malpractice claim for your anesthesia injury, you may be able to receive compensation for the losses you have endured, such as:
- Permanent Disability
- Lost Wages
- Medical Bills
- Loss of Companionship
- Pain
- Suffering
- Mental Anguish
- Future Medical Bills
- Future Lost Wages
Contact Trantolo & Trantolo Attorneys at Law if you believe that you or a loved one has been harmed by anesthesia in Hartford or anywhere in Connecticut. Our experienced Connecticut medical malpractice lawyers will provide you with a free initial consultation and help you determine what compensation you deserve to recover.
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