If you would like more information about making a medical compensation claim for necrotising fasciitis, please contact our expert team of lawyers. We are based near Bristol but represent clients across England and Wales.
Necrotising Fasciitis
Necrotising fasciitis is a rare bacterial infection that causes the body’s deep tissues to become deficient in oxygen. This leads to tissue gangrene and necrosis, where the tissue turns black and dies. Once the tissue begins to die the infection can quickly reach the bloodstream, resulting in sepsis and organ failure.
Therefore necrotising fasciitis is a very serious infection that can have life-threatening implications. To avoid life-changing complications and death, it is up to medical practitioners to diagnose and treat the condition as soon as possible.
Necrotising Fasciitis negligence
While necrotising fasciitis is rare, it is not beyond the ability of a reasonable medical practitioner to recognise the signs of a soft tissue infection.
Once a tissue infection is suspected, it takes just a few simple tests to verify the presence of necrotising fasciitis. When necrotising fasciitis is diagnosed, medical practitioners should know that treatment is required immediately and proceed straight to theatre for debridement surgery.
Sadly this standard of care is not always provided, normally because there are delays in diagnosis and/or treatment. If a substandard level of medical care causes a patient wrongful pain and suffering, there will be a case of medical negligence.
Necrotising Fasciitis Solicitors
If you or your loved one has experienced poor medical care while suffering from necrotising fasciitis, you need to talk to a solicitor about your experience. If the potential claim does not relate to you, you can still ask a solicitor for advice. Or if your loved one has passed away, you can pursue a claim on behalf of their estate.
Whatever the circumstances, the first thing you need to do is seek expert legal advice. This will help you establish whether there are been a breach of duty and whether there are grounds for a claim. Once you have this information, you can decide what action to take next.
Our solicitors are specialist clinical negligence lawyers with particular expertise in necrotising fasciitis claims. This means we will be able to tell you if you are able to make a compensation claim. We offer this advice free of charge and free of obligation.
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