FEVER ERROR MEDICAL MALPRACTICE LAWYER
When you trust a medical professional with your health, you don’t expect that they will ignore your complaints, and make things worse. What do you do when the medical professionals at fail at their jobs? If that occurs, you can file a fever error medical malpractice lawsuit which is what we did for our Connecticut client.
WHAT IS A POSTOPERATIVE FEVER?
Diagnosing the cause of postoperative fever can sometimes be challenging. While fever in this context may be benign, self-limited, or unrelated to the surgical procedure, it can also be indicative of a surgical complication, such as infection.
FACTS OF THE CASE
Our client had a surgery, and then postoperative fever. Our client reported her concerns of fever to her doctor. The defendant doctor failed to see our client for several days even though the doctor was contacted about the fever on many occasions. As a result, a serious infection developed. Next, our client was taken by ambulance to the emergency room, and was admitted. Unfortunately, after some days, she died from the infection.
WHAT IS THE STANDARD OF CARE?
The standard of care is that level of care that a reasonable prudent medical professional is required to meet or exceed. You have a right to expect that your medical professional follows reasonable prudent protocols in their field. In fact, your health and safety depends on it. When they act carelessly, and fail to follow the standard of care, and if that failure causes you harm, then you might have fever error medical malpractice case.
WHAT IS FEVER ERROR MEDICAL MALPRACTICE?
Medical malpractice is a legal term to describe negligence by a health care professional. This includes negligence by your doctor, nurse, hospital employee, nursing home employee, or any other medical professional. When a medical professional falls below the standard of care they are negligent.
The State of Connecticut regulates medical malpractice lawsuits. You cannot file a medical malpractice lawsuit unless you obtain certification from a similar health provider that medical negligence has occurred. In a medical malpractice case, you can recover money compensation for all of your harms and losses.
HOW WE HELPED OUR CLIENT RECEIVE JUSTICE FOR FEVER ERROR MEDICAL MALPRACTICE.
The first thing we did was to confirm the facts of the case by getting the medical records. Next, we sought expert advice from a similar health provider whom we retained as our expert. We had a good fever error medical malpractice case. After that, we documented our client’s damages which included the medical bills she incurred, reasonable compensation for pain and suffering, and wrongful death.
We presented this information to the defendant. We convinced their insurance company that our client’s claims were reasonable, and correct. This case settled right before the trial. With our help, our client received a reasonable settlement.
Febrykiewicz v. Mayeda
WHERE TO FIND HELP.
If you or anyone you know believes you are victim of medical malpractice contact The Bartinik Law Firm LLC for help. Our office is located at 100 Fort Hill Road, Groton, Connecticut. Call 860-445-8521.