Claims Arising from Mismanagement of Anaesthesia - Breach, Causation & Experts

Introduction

Anaesthesia is a critical component of surgical care, and errors can have serious consequences, from inadequate anaesthesia causing avoidable pain, to excessive dosing resulting in significant harm or death.

This webinar will also cover claims arising from infections linked to substandard equipment, as well as issues arising in intensive care settings. It will examine the key areas of potential breach and the expert evidence required to assess and support these cases.

This webinar is intended for legal professionals involved in bringing or defending clinical negligence claims related to anaesthesia.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Understanding the basis for the claim with reference to claimant evidence and medical records
• Considering the basics of anaesthesia - use of general anaesthetic, epidural anaesthesia and local anaesthetics for more minor procedures
• Problems that may arise and possible causes of action
• Instruction of an expert who has appropriate anaesthetic expertise in the field in question
• Causation - consideration of what other anaesthetic options should have been considered and the likely outcome had a different clinical choice been made