Anesthesiology Malpractice Lawyers
Anesthesia Malpractice
Anesthesia malpractice cases are exceedingly complex, but at Davis Adams, it’s what we do. We are sorry that life events have caused you to consider consulting anesthesia malpractice lawyers, but you’ve come to the right place. We are in your corner and we are here to help.
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Mr. Davis is an accomplished anesthesiology malpractice attorney in Atlanta, Georgia. He has received virtually every award and honor available to Georgia trial attorneys. He is one of the foremost experts on medical malpractice law in Georgia. Published on March 16, 2017, last updated on June 21, 2019.
Anesthesiology malpractice lawyers are often called in when routine procedures go horribly wrong. As you may know, an anesthesiologist plays a critical role in a surgical procedure: administering powerful drugs while also carefully controlling a patient’s heart rate, breathing, and other critical life functions. When an anesthesia error occurs, the consequences are often catastrophic.
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Like all medical negligence cases, those involving anesthesiology errors are generally complex in nature and replete with opportunities for negligent anesthesiologists to avoid taking responsibility.
When the attorneys at Davis Adams take on anesthesia malpractice cases, we diligently discover the important facts, retain world-class expert witnesses, and methodically prepare for trial in a way that maximizes the opportunity for a verdict that provides justice for our client.
WHAT IS THE STATUTE OF LIMITATION FOR ANESTHESIA MALPRACTICE?
Generally, the statute of limitations for anesthesia malpractice in Georgia is two years from the date of the negligent care. This means you have only two years after the incident to file a case. For cases involving children, the statute of limitation is typically tolled (or paused) until the child’s 5th birthday, which means that the statute runs (or expires) on the child’s 7th birthday.
Nonetheless, particular conditions can expand the statute of limitations: for instance, when a physician hides irresponsible treatment that’s later uncovered. And on the other end of the spectrum, other circumstances can entail a shorter statute of limitations: for example, when the irresponsible healthcare practitioner is employed by a government entity. In this case, your deadline to file a case might be as short as 6 months after the date of treatment.
OUR MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAWYERS ARE ANESTHESIA MALPRACTICE EXPERTS
At Davis Adams, we focus solely on medical malpractice cases and have won tens of millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements for our clients. Among these, we’ve handled countless anesthesia malpractice cases.
Our attorneys are submerged in clinical negligence litigation every day, pioneering new strategies and techniques to battle the ever-changing insurance coverage defense sector and reviewing our clients’ cases with leading medical professionals around the country. We are always sharpening our abilities as anesthesia malpractice lawyers.
Our experience and constant quest for expertise tangibly help our customers. We have the unique ability to rapidly review and understand lengthy and complicated medical records and to speak knowledgeably with our clients’ treating doctors about their diagnoses and prognoses. We have the top anesthesiology specialists at the very best health centers and colleges worldwide on call to advise us.
This unusual proficiency is a game changer for our anesthesia malpractice clients and establishes us as superior to other personal injury attorneys who simply handle one or two medical malpractice cases a year. We have made medical cases our lone focus so that we can offer our medical malpractice clients the very best support whether they face an anesthesia malpractice case, a birth injury suit, or anything in between.
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WHAT ARE SOME POTENTIAL ANESTHESIA COMPLICATIONS?
You Deserve the Best Anesthesia Attorneys
With Davis Adams, you are getting the absolute best malpractice firm in the state of Georgia. Partners Jess Davis and Chad Adams have received virtually every award and honor available to trial attorneys in the state.
Anesthesia malpractice can take many forms since there are many different complications that can arise from the use of general anesthetics. A general anesthetic is, essentially, a clinically induced coma, not rest. These medicines render a patient unconscious.
Before surgery or some other medical procedures, the drugs will be administered by an anesthesiologist or nurse anesthetist, a specially experienced medical professional or nurse that will likewise keep an eye on an individual’s vital signs and rate of breathing during the procedure.
There are a number of potential side effects of anesthetics. Common side effects of general anesthesia include:
- temporary confusion and memory loss, although this is more common in the elderly
- dizziness
- difficulty passing urine
- bruising or soreness from the IV drip
- nausea and vomiting
- shivering and feeling cold
- sore throat, due to the breathing tube
CAN ANESTHESIOLOGY ERRORS RESULTS IN WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUITS?
Even in today’s era of modern medicine, the administration of anesthesia can be hazardous. Complications can arise from making use of too much anesthesia, to insufficient anesthesia, or use of the wrong kind of anesthesia. Some of the much more serious issues that may constitute anesthesia malpractice include:
- brain damage as a result of lack of oxygen
- stroke
- nerve injury
- blood clots
- heart attack
- death
If you or a loved one has experienced a serious side effect, you may want to pursue an anesthesia malpractice suite. Malpractice can happen in several ways, yet the primary reason for clinical malpractice almost always boils down to clinical neglect on the part of the doctor or care provider.
In clinical malpractice cases, courts typically define negligence as a healthcare service provider’s failure to give the average level of treatment or use the average level of skill of medical professionals in that specialty, taking into consideration the resources available to that provider.
In order to verify that an anesthesiologist was negligent in an anesthesia death lawsuit, your lawyer will work with experienced medical witnesses, who will consider points like your pre-surgical danger factors for anesthesia and also the doctor’s and anesthesiologist’s notes, to try to determine what occurred during the surgical treatment. After that, a really important factor to consider is the known rate of complications of the sort of anesthesia utilized during the surgical procedure.
If you have suffered medical negligence of any type, from anesthesia malpractice to assisted living facility negligence, the attorneys at Davis Adams can help.
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Our key advantage in medical malpractice cases is our experience. Unlike other firms who only advertise it on their website, we’ve focused our practice 100% on these cases. Let’s discuss your case and see how we can help.
GET THE HELP YOU DESERVE WITH AN ANESTHESIOLOGIST DEATH CASE
You Deserve the Best Anesthesia Attorneys
With Davis Adams, you are getting the absolute best malpractice firm in the state of Georgia. Partners Jess Davis and Chad Adams have received virtually every award and honor available to trial attorneys in the state.
When your loved one has passed away in an anesthesiologist death case, emotions including shock, anger, and grief are running high. Instead of trying to pursue the situation alone, get the help you deserve and talk to a compassionate expert.
Choosing Davis Adams means leveraging our years of experience and our reputation for excellence. We will do everything we can to assist in this terrible situation.
Our Reputation for Handling Anesthesia Malpractice Lawsuits Adds Value to Your Case
Insurance companies have their own attorneys who defend anesthesiologists in anesthesia malpractice cases, and they know Davis Adams. In fact, we have come up against most of the major players in the insurance industry in Georgia.
They have actually seen us in action, and they understand that when we go after a situation, we will never settle for anything less than fair treatment for our client.
Having an Experienced Anesthesiology Malpractice Lawyer Matters
Contact Davis Adams for help if you or a loved one has experienced anesthesia malpractice or any other type of medical or nursing malpractice. Let our expert anesthesia malpractice lawyers fight for you during this difficult time.