Anesthesia Errors

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nesthesia makes the miraculous procedures that we think of as commonplace as possible. Even minor “day surgery” is often performed under general anesthesia. The use of anesthesia carries serious risks and safe administration requires special training and skill. Anesthesia errors can quickly cause permanent disability or death.

Your anesthesiologist

Anesthesiologists are specialists who administer your anesthesia and monitor you, maintaining the proper level of consciousness throughout your surgery. Their role in your surgery is so critical that they perform no other tasks. It requires their full and constant attention.

Anesthesia errors

Proper and safe administration of anesthesia begins before your surgery, during the planning process. Your medical history and the medications that you are taking must be considered before administering any kind of anesthesia, and you should have been given instructions on how to prepare. Common anesthesia errors include:

Failure to provide the patient with proper instructions, such as not eating or drinking prior to surgery
Too much anesthesia
Too little anesthesia
Delayed anesthesia delivery
Inadequate product labeling
Drug interactions with the anesthesia
Administering anesthesia to an allergic patient
Failure to properly monitor a patient
Failure to properly administer oxygen during surgery
Defective medical devices used during sedation

Anesthesia injuries

Injuries caused by anesthesia error can be short term or permanent. A routine and seemingly minor procedure can even turn deadly. Anesthesia error injuries can include:

Brain injury
Spinal cord injury
Awareness during surgery
Heart attack
Stroke
Nerve damage
Paralysis
Asphyxia
Birth injury
Coma
Death

Anesthesia awareness

Anesthesia awareness is possibly the most horrifying thing that can go wrong during surgery. It is the result of too little anesthesia or delayed delivery, and allows you to wake up, feel pain, or simply be aware of what is going on when you should be fully under. Added to the horror of being awake during surgery is the inability to move or communicate. Sensations can include extreme pain, inability to breathe, and extreme terror.

Anesthesia awareness can cause long-term psychological damage and many victims will avoid the medical care they need in the future due to a very understandable fear of doctors and hospitals. Injuries cause by anesthesia awareness can include:

Sleep disorders
Anxiety and panic disorders
Flashbacks
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Phobia of doctors and/or medical settings

Anesthesia error is a form of medical malpractice and you must act quickly to preserve your rights. If you have suffered anesthesia error or have lost a loved one to any type of surgical error in Oklahoma, please call or email us today. We will be happy to schedule your free consultation with our medical malpractice attorneys in the McAlester, Oklahoma City, and Tulsa, Oklahoma area.

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