Anesthesia Error Lawyers in Louisiana & Mississippi
Every surgery comes with risks. Just going under anesthesia carries risks all on its own. Anesthesia errors can cause serious complications, and if doctors don’t take proper care when a patient is put under, it can create grounds for an anesthesia error malpractice claim.
If you or a loved one has suffered from health issues after a medical procedure, and you believe an anesthesia error is to blame, The Bowling Law Firm can help you understand if you have a case.
Our New Orleans medical malpractice lawyers have helped thousands of people in Louisiana and Mississippi with medical malpractice cases. We are one of only a few firms in Louisiana ranked Tier One for medical malpractice by Best Lawyers in America.
Pursuing justice and compensation after a serious anesthesia error is difficult. An experienced attorney can help you hold negligent medical professionals accountable.
Schedule a free attorney consultation to learn more about your legal rights and whether you have a valid anesthesia error medical malpractice case.
You only pay legal costs or fees if you recover compensation.
Best Lawyers in America has recognized The Bowling Law Firm as a Tier One Medical Malpractice Firm. The group has also recognized David Bowling and Katie Sepcich Drummond individually, as has Super Lawyers. Brady Williamson has been named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers. David is an associate of the American Board of Trial Advocates and a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, which accepts no more than 1% of Louisiana attorneys. The firm also carries Martindale-Hubbell’s highest AV-Preeminent rating for ability and ethics. Our medical malpractice lawyers have extensive experience handling anesthesia error cases.
Common Types of Anesthesia Errors
Putting a patient under anesthesia is a serious matter. There are many ways that a medical professional can cause harm when a procedure involves anesthesia and they don’t take the proper amount of care and caution.
Our Louisiana and Mississippi medical malpractice lawyers have the experience and resources needed to evaluate all types of anesthesia error cases, including:
- Dosage errors: Too much anesthesia can cause cardiac arrest or respiratory failure. Too little anesthesia can mean that a patient stays awake during the surgery but is unable to move. This is a traumatic and painful experience.
- Improper intubation: Mistakes when placing a breathing tube can cut off oxygen to the patient’s brain and cause severe health issues, including serious brain damage, speech issues, and motor skill impairment.
- Inadequate pre- and post-operative assessments: Before a procedure, medical professionals need to be sure that a patient’s allergies, health conditions, or medications won’t interact with the anesthesia and cause complications. Patients also need to be carefully assessed after a procedure for any medical issues. Failure to diagnose a condition after an anesthesia error can cause additional harm.
- Failure to monitor vital signs: Blood pressure, heart rate, and oxygen levels all need to be closely monitored when a patient is under an anesthetic. Failure to track these vitals can lead to serious health issues.
- Failure to clean or refill anesthetic vaporizers: Improperly maintained equipment can make it difficult to deliver the right amount of anesthetic to a patient.
- Lack of a trained resuscitation team: When a patient is under anesthesia, there should be a resuscitation team ready to help with any kind of emergency. The absence of a well-trained team puts a patient in danger.
- Opting for general anesthesia over safer options: Putting a patient under anesthesia should never be done lightly. Health care providers owe it to you to ensure that any potentially safer options have been properly explored.
- Failing to obtain informed consent: It’s not enough for a patient to agree to being under anesthesia. The care team needs to properly inform the patient of the risks of the surgical procedure. If a patient consents with incomplete information, that may not qualify as consent.
If any of these scenarios sound similar to the experiences you or a loved one went through, contact The Bowling Law Firm.
What Should I Do If I Suspect an Anesthesia Error Caused Me Harm?
If you believe that you have an anesthesia error claim, we recommend contacting an attorney right away.
It’s best to have legal representation for complicated anesthesia error cases.
The medical malpractice lawyers of The Bowling Law Firm understand what it takes to build a successful claim. We’ve handled many anesthesia error medical malpractice lawsuits.
We also understand that each client’s situation is different. We’ll take the time to understand what you experienced and support you in the legal process.
How Can a Louisiana & Mississippi Anesthesia Error Lawyer Help?
Pursuing a medical malpractice case after an anesthesia error requires significant time and effort. An experienced Louisiana and Mississippi anesthesia error lawyer can manage this process from start to finish.
At The Bowling Law Firm, you only pay an attorney fee if you recover compensation.
So there is little financial risk to working with a medical malpractice attorney from The Bowling Law Firm who can help you with all of the following:
Determining if You Have a Malpractice Case
Just showing that you had a bad reaction to anesthesia is not enough to prove medical malpractice. You need to establish that the medical professionals involved did not adhere to the standard of care expected of them.
Not only that, but you have to show a violation of the standard of care caused you serious harm and that this harm resulted in damages.
A Louisiana anesthesia error attorney can help you determine if you have a case for pursuing compensation.
Meeting Unique Legal Requirements for Malpractice Cases in Each State
Louisiana requires most medical malpractice cases to go before a medical review panel before a plaintiff can move forward with a lawsuit. The panel examines your arguments and issues an opinion on whether health care practitioners violated the standard of care.
The panel’s position isn’t binding, but it can impact your anesthesia error case, so we recommend working with a lawyer who has experience making arguments to this panel, such as the anesthesia error lawyers at The Bowling Law Firm.
Mississippi doesn’t have the review panel requirement, but it does require you to obtain a certificate of consultation with a knowledgeable expert witness as a prerequisite to filing suit and inform a medical provider in writing when you plan to pursue a case against them in court.
Identifying All Liable Parties
Each of the medical professionals involved in your treatment owes you a duty of care. If a mistake was made and you suffered harm due to an anesthesia error, an anesthesiologist may not be the only party to blame.
All doctors and health care professionals caring for you have responsibility for your safety.
For your medical malpractice claim, a lawyer can help you identify all parties who may be liable for your injuries and pain and suffering.
Why Work with The Bowling Law Firm Anesthesia Error Attorneys?
Building a medical malpractice case, or even understanding if you have a valid claim, is difficult.
Work with a knowledgeable New Orleans medical malpractice lawyer who has experience with these types of cases and knows how to help you pursue justice after an anesthesia error.
The attorneys of The Bowling Law Firm have extensive experience handling anesthesia error cases. We’ve been helping people with medical malpractice cases for more than 40 years.
We understand the complexities of these kinds of claims and the work it takes to show that medical professionals violated the standard of care in the administering anesthesia.
Schedule a free, no-obligation attorney consultation with The Bowling Law Firm.
