Kansas Anesthesia Negligence Lawyers

Anesthesia is a critical component for any open surgery procedure. The technological and medical advancements in the surgical field could not have come as far as they have without the knowledge of anesthesia. Anesthesiologists are specially trained experts in managing patients who undergo surgery. They are responsible for managing the level of anesthesia as well as the patient’s vital signs. Without them, surgeons could not do their job. Although anesthesia incidents and mistakes do happen, they are rare. But when they do occur, serious injury can result.

Operating room environments are very complex and require the strictest attention to detail at all times. Anything can happen while a patient is on the operating table, leaving much room for mistakes and oversights. As the number of surgery mistakes is on the rise, technological advancements are being put in place to try and defer as many as those mistakes as possible. As we are only human, mistakes will always happen. Unfortunately, some of these mistakes could be avoided if it weren’t for the negligence of the medical professional responsible for a patient.

Anesthesiologists are trained to administer anesthesia to a patient and monitor the patient’s vital signs while they are under the influence of the anesthesia. The operating room requires on-the-spot decision making in a risky and uncertain setting. While most anesthesia mistakes are avoidable, they are still made. This happens when an anesthesiologist is negligent. Negligence can be caused by any number of factors such as:

• Fatigue, which can be caused by any number of factors such as being overworked or hospitals being understaffed.
• Incompetence, which can be caused by the anesthesiologist not being properly trained. Although this is rare, it does occur.
• Purposeful Negligence

Many complications can occur when an anesthesiologist makes a mistake in the operating room. The following list is just a few of the serious side effects that can occur:

• Paralysis
• Nerve Damage
• Heart Arrhythmia
• Cardiovascular Collapse
• Stroke
• Seizures
• Death

If you or a loved one have been injured due to an anesthesiologist’s negligence, please contact one of our experienced Kansas anesthesia malpractice lawyers at Prochaska, Giroux & Howell for your free consultation.