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Anesthesia Injury Attorneys in San Francisco
When a patient goes under anesthesia, he or she must be monitored closely to ensure that vital signs are managed and that serious issues do not occur. Overdosing or underdosing a patient can have devastating consequences, including the possibility of fatality. The injuries that a patient sustains can take months to recover from, or even require additional surgeries in order to be corrected.At Mitchell Leeds, LLP, we advocate for people who have been seriously injured when anesthesiologists and doctors have acted negligently. Anesthesia accidents are serious examples of medical malpractice that should not be overlooked. Our attorneys will take the initiative in gathering the necessary information to present your case and to make certain that your rights are protected.
Anesthesia and Surgical Errors
Anesthesiologists have very specific duties when caring for a patient who is under anesthesia. The dosages must be carefully monitored, as each patient may react differently when under anesthesia. Our experienced lawyers have handled a broad range of anesthesia error cases, including ones that have involved:
- Injuries from misuse of tubing
- Use of the wrong anesthesia
- Failure to monitor blood pressure
- Failure to monitor oxygen levels
A Trusted and Respected Law Firm
While we have significant experience representing injured victims in malpractice cases, our attorneys have also maintained strong relationships with insurance carriers and defense attorneys. We take an aggressive approach to protecting our clients, yet work collaboratively with the other side in order to make certain that an effective resolution is reached. We receive many referrals from medical professionals, insurance carriers and other adversaries who know of our reputation.
Contact Our San Francisco Anesthesia Accident Attorneys
We welcome the opportunity to talk to you about your anesthesia injury or loss. Please contact our team by calling 415-702-9928 or by completing a short intake form. We do not charge for initial consultations and will set meetings convenient to your schedule. Located in San Francisco, we represent clients throughout California.
Spotlight
What information or documentation should clients gather in an anesthesia injury case?
From Nathaniel’s interview for the Masters of the Courtroom series on ReelLawyers.com.
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cases are interesting because generally
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clients can’t get the most critical
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record
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so the most critical record anesthesia
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case is the record that comes off of a
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machine called the anesthesiology
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machine which is the machine through
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which this physiologist tracks vitals
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and misters medication that’s usually a
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record that we can’t get until we’re in
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litigation or until we’ve sent over
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requests and requested it specifically
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so you know if a client has had a bad
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anesthesia outcome in the course of a
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surgery you know they go in and there’s
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over sedation and they have an arrest or
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brain injury you know the first thing
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they should do is call us they shouldn’t
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try to get the records themselves they
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won’t they often won’t be able to read
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the records and even when they request
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them from the hospital they won’t get
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the right record once we’re in the case
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we’re able to get the right record we
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know what to look for we know how to
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read it and we know how to determine
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whether or not somebody was injured
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because of anesthesia and negligence or
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Can you tell us about a memorable anesthesia injury case you handled?
From Jeff’s interview for the Masters of the Courtroom series on ReelLawyers.com.
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yeah I had a anesthesia case many many
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years ago of a patient who was
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um having a procedure on his larynx he
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had been a long time smoker
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Scar Tissue had developed in the airway
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and one way that
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that can be addressed as they take a
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laser
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and will laser off with an endotracheal
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tube through an endotracheal tube
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discard tissue
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well in that this particular case you
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know in this type of procedure
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anesthesiologists will only use
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up to 40 percent uh oxygen uh in
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addition to rare and there’s an old
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adage that fires eat oxygen debris and
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in this particular case
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the anesthesiologists use 100 oxygen and
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a flamethrower like fire and explosion
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happened in the patient’s
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Airway lungs
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um burned up his lungs he lived for a
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year and died of an overwhelming
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infection because he was unable to clear
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mucus because his lungs and Cilia in the
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lungs were destroyed so it was an
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intraoperative Fire case it was due to
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Anesthesia malpractice it was a
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significant
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uh result there was a large government
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lien that had to be paid for the family
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of this gentleman it worked out well for
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them it was a tragic unfortunate
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occasion it never happened it was just
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abject malpractice
