Heart And Chest

Surgery

Negligence Claims

Few medical procedures are as important and potentially life-threatening as cardiovascular and open-heart surgery. Indeed, any surgery in the chest area could be hugely damaging due to the location of the heart and lungs as well as other vital organs and nerves. The area of medicine is generally split into a few types of surgeon: cardiothoracic surgeons who perform operations on organs in the chest (primarily the heart and lungs), vascular surgeons who operate on the circulatory system and cardiology and vascular doctors who treat conditions relating to the heart as well as the veins and arteries.

In cases where heart or lung disease or defects of these systems requires surgery, great care is required. It may even be the case that a car accident or other trauma means that you require an operation in the chest area. Although Britain has a reputation for its superb treatment and cardiac care, it is not uncommon for problems to arise. When these problems have come about as the result of medical negligence on the part of a qualified doctor or surgeon, the situation can be particularly galling.

Medical negligence can arise through something as simple as inadequate monitoring or diagnosis, for example neglecting to spot a pneumothorax or heart condition, failure to diagnose, negligent prescription of medication, failure to advise and even more serious, direct problems such as negligence during surgery. Problems caused during heart surgery, for example, can result in serious damage to other organs, including brain damage. Even something as relatively simple as varicose vein surgery can result in nerve damage which can paralyse and lung surgery could cause long-lasting health problems or worse.

Most instances of chest surgery will be completed without any issues or problems, but when complications arise they can be devastating. If you have gone through a medical procedure which has caused you great discomfort, pain or other long-lasting problems which were not expected and may have arisen through medical negligence, you should speak to a specialist medical negligence lawyer who will be able to look at the specifics of your case for you. Following this, they will decide whether or not you may have a Salisbury medical negligence case to pursue. If you do, they will help you in the progression of this case, ensuring that you are dealt with professionally and diligently so that you can pursue the compensation you deserve and are entitled to.

It can be difficult to trust professionals after you have been on the receiving end of negligent treatment, but you should always ensure that you seek what you are entitled to. In the instance of medical negligence, you should make sure that the damage and suffering you have experienced is offset by appropriate financial compensation which will make amends for the emotional and physical distress you have suffered as well as any lost earnings.

By speaking to a professional medical negligence lawyer today, you can help to get the ball rolling and finally seek the justice you deserve. Medical negligence claims have specific time limits, so you should ensure that you get things moving as quickly as possible so that your claim can be investigated before it is too late and you lose your right to claim compensation entirely.