Post-Surgical Infections
Personal Injury Attorneys in Atlanta, Georgia
Contracting an infection is an unfortunate medical risk of all surgeries. However, if the infection is not identified by your doctor early enough and curbed before severe damage is done, your doctor can be held liable for negligence in a medical malpractice claim.
In general, physicians and hospitals go to great lengths to establish strict hygiene procedures during and after surgery to prevent infections. Antibiotics are used during post-operative treatment to limit the chances of infection developing, and patients are carefully monitored through follow-up appointments for any signs of infection. If these precautions are not strictly observed by doctors and other medical professionals, patients can be put at great risk.
Chest and abdominal infections are especially dangerous, requiring careful monitoring of the signs and symptoms of infection - such as temperature, white blood cell count, presence of pus, and other factors. If such symptoms are present and not aggressively addressed, the infection can spread, leading to permanent disability and even death.
Victims of post-surgical infection often require expensive medical treatment just to root out the infection, and healing from the original surgery is delayed, causing unnecessarily prolonged pain and suffering. An experienced medical malpractice attorney can thoroughly investigate the causes of a post-surgical infection to determine if a doctor or hospital's negligence was responsible for the harm inflicted.
Victims of post-surgical infection often require expensive medical treatment just to root out the infection, and healing from the original surgery is delayed, causing unnecessarily prolonged pain and suffering. An experienced medical malpractice attorney can thoroughly investigate the causes of a post-surgical infection to determine if a doctor or hospital's negligence was responsible for the harm inflicted.
If you or a loved one is suffering from a post-surgical infection due to your healthcare professional's negligence, please don't hesitate to contact the experienced Atlanta medical malpractice lawyers at Robbins & Associates, PC today to schedule your free initial consultation.
