Elk & Elk’s medical malpractice lawyers can help soothe the sting of an anesthesia mistake

Ohio medical malpractice law demands experience, resources.

This is especially true when the scope of the procedure requires the use of anesthesia.

Elk & Elk's seasoned Medical Malpractice staff has represented hundreds of anesthesia malpractice victims over its more than 45 years in business. In each and every case, our anesthesia malpractice attorneys' number one priority is ensuring our clients' rights are protected. In today's dog-eat-dog healthcare industry, firms often put profits before people. At Elk & Elk, our philosophy is the exact opposite. We're here to ensure that clients who have been injured by substandard care receive the compensation necessary to put the pieces back together and get on with their lives and loved ones.

Where the science of anesthesiology is concerned, even a milligram-sized mistake could mean serious complications or death. In a recent study, The American Society of Anesthesiologists found a steady decline in deaths from anesthesia in generally healthy patients: From 1 in 10,000 cases to 1 in 250,000 cases over the last 20 years, but the process of anesthetization remains delicate.

Anesthesia complications include hypoxic injuries, anaphlaxis (allergy), toxicities and failures to monitor. Anestesia is responsible for the ABC's: Airway, Breathing and Circulation. A failure to monitor from induction through extubation puts patients at risk.

Close monitoring of patients' vital signs and careful, constant observation of patients is also essential. Serious patient injuries result when health care providers administer the incorrect dosages or the wrong medications. They also result when patients experience adverse reactions to medications and health care providers are not watching closely.  The health care staff is responsible for injuries to patients that occur under these circumstances.

Our team of anesthesia malpractice attorneys are armed with the medical resources and experience necessary to successfully to obtain the compensation owed to the victims of anesthesia malpractice and their loved ones. The medical malpractice division of Elk & Elk covers the entire state of Ohio and beyond. The team’s attorneys specialize in the areas of anesthesia errors and medical malpractice and have the results, experience, training, dedication and resources to build strong cases against negligent medical providers.

Please allow Elk & Elk to review your anesthesia malpractice claim by calling, toll-free, 1-800-ELK-OHIO for a no-cost consultation or by filling out our free, no-obligation online case evaluation form.