Anaesthetic Awareness Claims

Anaesthetic awareness, where a patient is conscious during surgery, can be a painful and frightening ordeal, with long-term psychological consequences. If you’ve suffered anaesthetic awareness because of negligent medical treatment, our expert lawyers could help you make a No Win No Fee* compensation claim.

Cases of anaesthetic awareness are relatively rare, but when they do happen, there might be a number of causes, including:

Incorrect dose or technique when administering anaesthetic
Failure to monitor patient awareness during surgery
Problems with equipment

The effects of anaesthetic awareness can vary, but may include:

Pain during surgery, which you are unable to communicate to the medical staff
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Anxiety, sleeplessness, nightmares
Fear of medical treatment and hospitals

If you’ve experienced any of these symptoms after suffering anaesthetic awareness, we could help you make a claim for compensation. We have the largest medical negligence team in the country and have helped thousands of people make a claim against both the NHS and private organisations.

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What Causes Anaesthetic Awareness?

When you go in for surgery, the anaesthetist and the surgical team must ensure you are given enough anaesthetic to last for the duration of the surgery. It is also their responsibility to make sure that it’s given to you properly and ensure that you are unconscious throughout the procedure.

If things go wrong and you do wake up during surgery, this could be because of:

Miscalculated or incorrectly administered doses
Faulty equipment or delays getting the right equipment to theatre
Lack of supervision during surgery, meaning a drop in anaesthetic levels isn’t noticed

Whatever the reason, anaesthetic awareness can be a very traumatic and painful experience for a patient, with long term effects. When we take on your case, we’ll examine all the evidence to work out exactly why you were allowed to wake up during surgery, and what should have been done to prevent this.

We’ll work hard to get you the answers you need and to ensure that procedures and practices are reviewed wherever possible.

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What Are The Effects Of Anaesthetic Awareness?

Anaesthetic awareness can be a very traumatising experience. Because the anaesthetic isn’t working, many patients can feel the pain of surgery as it happens – however, they can’t notify the surgeons because of the muscle relaxants that have also been administered.

The long term effects of anaesthetic awareness can be very serious. The pain and helplessness experienced during surgery can lead patients to develop psychological problems including:

Insomnia, disturbed sleep and nightmares
Difficulty concentrating
Flashbacks
Anxiety
Depression

It can also lead to post-traumatic stress disorder, and leave patients with a fear of anaesthesia and surgery. This can become especially dangerous to a person’s health if they avoid necessary medical procedures in the future because they are afraid of things going wrong.

If you have experienced anaesthetic awareness, it’s essential you have the right care and support to help you deal with the psychological effects and enable you to make the best recovery you can. We can help you access the support you need to get back on track.

Call us today on 0800 121 6567 for a free consultation or fill out our online form and one of the team will be in touch.

Why Choose Irwin Mitchell For An Anaesthetic Awareness Claim?

We have the largest medical negligence team in the country, made up of some of the UK’s leading legal experts in medical claims. We’ve helped thousands of people make claims against the NHS, GPs and private organisations, and have an excellent track record of success.

We’ll work hard to get you not only the compensation you deserve, but also access to the rehabilitative support you need to help you make the best recovery possible. We understand that you might be making a claim not only to secure compensation, but to get an explanation and an apology for your negligent treatment. If you wish to make a complaint about a GP or hospital, we can provide specialist advice on the best route to take.

As a national law firm with legal specialists across almost every field, we have the expertise on hand to manage every aspect of your claim, as well as dedicated case-handlers and other experts who can give you the support you need in a number of areas. We may be able to advise on:

Therapists and rehabilitation options
Benefits and financial support
Disputes over health and social care
Employment issues
Investing your compensation

We offer a free initial consultation to discuss your case and how we could help. Most of our medical negligence claims are funded on a No Win No Fee* basis.

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