cerebral palsy
Anesthesia and Cerebral Palsy
Usually anesthesia is defined as the loss of sensitivity to pain. In many cases, patients are given anesthesia while undergoing medical procedures that are painful. This was there is little feeling if any at all. As good as that sounds, there are cases where it does more harm than good.
Anesthesia Malpractice Cases
In the United States, the majority of malpractice cases are anesthesia related cases. Out of doctors with specialties anesthesia malpractice is the twelfth highest medical specialty in which doctors had to pay a claim for their negligence. Anesthesia is a strong drug so any error could be life altering or even deadly in cases where they are severe. When an injury occurs such as brain damage, paralysis and death a case is anesthesia malpractice is usually filed.