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The Dangers of Medical Malpractice in Anesthesia

Anesthesia is the relief or prevention of pain, and it has prevented untold suffering since ether was first used in the 1800’s. The ability to completely sedate patients allowed lengthy surgeries to become routine when they would have been impossible before.

As medical knowledge and scientific understanding of biochemistry increased exponentially, the effectiveness and selection of possible anesthetic agents has improved to a degree unimaginable just ten years ago. Truly, medicine has never had such powerful tools available to treat patients, and anesthetic agents are some of the most powerful and effective of these tools.

But just like other powerful tools, today's anesthetics are extremely dangerous if they are not used precisely and with great care. It is said that a patient under general anesthesia is hovering at the edge of life and death, with only the anesthesiologist’s skill and care making the difference between success and disaster.

Anesthesia Malpractice

There are many ways that medical malpractice by an anesthesiologist can result in injury to a patient. At Polewski & Associates, our Dallas malpractice attorneys have had clients who suffered severe brain damage because of medical malpractice by an anesthesiologist who did not react quickly enough to a change in the patient’s respiration. Our malpractice lawyers have had clients who sustained nerve injuries because they received too much anesthesia, or because the anesthesiologist left a limb in a dangerous position for too long after sedating the patient. Our malpractice attorneys have handled a medical malpractice wrongful death claim for the parents of a child who died after receiving too much anesthesia.

All of these malpractice cases had one thing in common: the anesthesiologist was not paying proper attention. This constitutes medical malpractice. By definition, during surgery a patient is helpless – in an unconscious state, unable to protect himself, and often unable even to breathe without assistance. There simply is no excuse for doctors not paying attention to their jobs when so much is at stake.

Proving Anesthesia Malpractice

Unfortunately, anesthesia malpractice is very difficult to prove. Anesthesiology is a very specialized and complex field of medicine. The biology and chemistry involved is often at the cutting edge of science. Anesthesiologists use machinery, records, and terminology that even other doctors do not fully understand. When anesthesiologists are sued for malpractice, they are represented only by experienced malpractice attorneys who are familiar with the best tricks for defending anesthesia malpractice cases.

Many cases of anesthesia malpractice are never even reviewed by a lawyer. The patient’s family is simply told that “the patient did not make it” through a surgery, but they are never told why. Even in the few cases where the family has a lawyer review the records, they may not get the answers they are looking for. Unfortunately, many malpractice lawyers lack extensive experience with anesthesia malpractice and do not know what they are looking at.

Polewski & Associates Can Help

When you work with our Dallas malpractice attorneys at Polewski & Associates, you will benefit from a Dallas board certified personal injury trial lawyer who has handled numerous anesthesia malpractice claims. Your case will be analyzed by a medical malpractice lawyer who is also a licensed medical doctor, ensuring that any signs of negligence will be detected. This specialized expertise is critical in your ability to recover the compensation you deserve.

Please contact Polewski & Associates today to schedule your free initial consultation. Our malpractice lawyers serve clients in Dallas and throughout North Texas.