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Failure to Monitor as Medical Negligence
Medical treatment often involves more than diagnosing a patient’s condition and providing appropriate care. Proper medical care also involves closely monitoring a patient’s condition while under treatment and following established procedures. A patient could suffer complications or a deterioration of their condition at any time while under care.
Medical providers are expected to remain vigilant to respond quickly to any complications patients experience. Failure to monitor a patient’s condition may constitute medical negligence on the part of healthcare professionals.
If you have suffered due to your medical providers’ failure to monitor your condition while under their care, turn to Serious Injury Law Group for help in pursuing rightful compensation from negligent healthcare professionals. When you have a claim as complex as a failure-to-monitor patient negligence case, you need experienced legal representation. Serious Injury Law Group can provide this representation for you at no initial upfront cost to you.
Understanding Failure to Monitor Cases
During surgeries or other medical procedures, doctors and other medical staff have a duty to monitor the patient’s condition and respond promptly if complications arise. Situations where patients might require close monitoring include:
Administration of Anesthesia
Patients must be monitored for signs of an adverse reaction to the anesthesia or complications such as cardiovascular or respiratory distress. In other situations, a patient might become conscious if they received too little anesthesia, creating stress and anxiety for the patient.
Surgery
During surgery, the healthcare team should monitor the patient’s vitals, along with signs of other complications that may occur.
Delivery of a Baby
Complications that arise during the labor and delivery process are one of the most common reasons for medical malpractice cases. If the doctor fails to properly monitor the baby for signs of fetal distress such as abnormal breathing or heart rate, complications can occur, such as shoulder dystocia, issues with the umbilical cord, or breech birth.
Administration of Medications of Pharmaceutical Treatments
Healthcare providers must carefully observe patients for adverse side effects or dangerous interactions with other drugs.
Inpatient Care Setting
Patients must be carefully monitored in hospitals for signs of an infection, complications from a head or traumatic brain injury, or mental health issues.
What Are Common Examples of Failure to Monitor?
Healthcare failure to monitor cases may involve situations such as:
- Failing to monitor a patient during surgery or a procedure, such as monitoring the administration of anesthesia or monitoring a patient’s vitals for any signs of complications or distress
- Failing to monitor testing or scans that have been ordered
- Failing to review a patient’s medical chart to ensure that all medications, tests, and scans have been administered
- Failing to monitor a patient’s recovery from treatment or surgery, including observing a patient for complications like bleeding, blood clots, or infections
What Are the Consequences of Failing to Monitor Patients?
Failure to monitor can lead to severe consequences for a patient, depending on the medical treatment being administered and the complications that are missed as a result. For example, failing to properly monitor a pregnancy or the delivery of a baby can lead to the child and/or mother suffering birth injuries that result in disability or even death.
Failing to monitor a patient under anesthesia during a surgery or other medical procedure could result in the patient suffering distress that can lead to respiratory or cardiovascular problems or brain damage. Failing to monitor a patient after a medical procedure may lead to complications, such as the procedure failing to treat the patient’s condition or the patient developing an infection.
Who Can Be Held Responsible for Failure to Monitor?
If you suffered a severe injury or became ill due to a delay in treatment from a health care provider in Birmingham, contact the highly skilled and compassionate medical malpractice attorneys at Serious Injury Law Group.
Our medical malpractice attorneys are tough in negotiations and will demand fair compensation for the harm you’ve suffered. If the insurance company fails to offer a reasonable settlement, you can trust our seasoned litigators to capably handle your case from start to finish.
We offer free, no-obligation consultations, so you have nothing to lose by learning how our malpractice lawyers can help you recover the compensation you deserve. We are available to meet anywhere that is most convenient for you.
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