Connecticut Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
Common errors made by doctors and hospitals
Malpractice claims usually arise when a medical professional fails to provide proper or reasonable healthcare treatment. Some errors are, unfortunately, more common than others. The law firm of Silver Golub & Teitell has experience handling a variety of medical injury claims that include:
Childbirth injuries requiring a medical malpractice lawsuit in Connecticut
Medical malpractice cause serious fetal and newborn injuries, including:
- Brain injuries
- Broken bones
- Erb's palsy
While malpractice frequently causes these injuries, other underlying causes may affect the ailment your child suffered. Your Connecticut medical malpractice law firm must carefully review the medical records and receive expert opinions on anything other than doctor negligence that might have injured your child.
Also, more than one medical care professional may be negligent and cause injuries. Negligence can occur during the following:
- Prenatal care
- Childbirth
A Connecticut medical malpractice suit resulting from a misdiagnosis
Misdiagnosis and delayed diagnosis account for a large percentage of malpractice complaints. Not every delayed diagnosis is a valid claim for injury compensation, but these errors frequently cause patients to miss treatment opportunities that can improve their health.
To prove that your doctor was wrong and negligently misdiagnosed or delayed your diagnosis, causing your injuries, you have to compare his or her actions to what other competent doctors would have done. Under Connecticut medical malpractice laws, if you can prove that another doctor would not have made a diagnostic error, you may have a claim for compensation for your injuries.
Filing a medical malpractice lawsuit in CT for medication errors
Medication errors can happen in different ways, including:
- Drug administration
- Initial prescription
- Pharmacist error
Very often, these injuries involve the medication dosage—the patient receives either too much or too little of the drug.
A CT medical malpractice suit because of an error during surgery
Doctors and technicians can make serious errors in surgery that result in serious injuries and even death. A malpractice lawyer from Silver Golub & Teitell can explain the various negligent parties and hold them responsible for their part in causing your injuries or the death of a loved one.
Anesthesia mistakes
An anesthesiologist administers and monitors anesthesia during your surgical procedure. They may be negligent through failure to:
- Take a proper patient history to learn about previous complications
- Inform the patient against eating or drinking prior to surgery
- Give appropriate amount of anesthesia
- Monitor patient vital signs
- Perform intubation properly
Other mistakes during surgery
Surgical mistakes occur inside and outside the surgery suite. A surgeon may negligently perform a procedure in the following ways:
- Leaving surgical instruments inside the patient
- Puncturing organs or damaging other anatomical structures
- Operating on the incorrect part of the patient
The nursing staff may also be responsible for negligent surgical care or may provide substandard care after the procedure, leading to injuries from serious infections, or significant blood loss.
Contact our firm to discuss your Connecticut medical malpractice suit
Silver Golub & Teitell has been helping clients fight for compensation against doctors and their insurers since 1978. Contact us online and speak to a medical malpractice lawyer in CT.
We represent individuals and businesses in personal injury, wrongful death, and business litigation throughout the state of Connecticut, including Fairfield County, New Haven County, Hartford County, and the following communities:
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