Anaesthetic awareness occurs when a patient has not been given enough general anaesthetic and they wake up during surgery.
Anaesthetic awareness is not common. Between 0.1 and 0.2 per cent of patients who undergo a surgery, experience anaesthetic awareness.
People who have experienced anaesthetic awareness during surgery have reported that they felt the pain of the surgery. Others have reported anaesthetic awareness, but were unable to signal to their doctor due to temporary paralysis.
What causes anaesthetic awareness
Anaesthetic awareness can be caused by any of the following:
- Faulty technique
- Failure to check equipment
- Faulty equipment
- Justified risk taking
Doctors and medical professionals take all precautions necessary to prevent anaesthetic awareness from happening, however unfortunately, mistakes and clinical negligence can happen.
If you think you have been subject to clinical negligence in the form of anaesthetic awareness, you may be able to file a claim for compensation.
Filing an aesthetic awareness claim
Anaesthetic awareness often causes great pain and psychological disturbances in patients who have experienced it.
If you think that your anaesthesiologist was negligent during your surgery, you may be able to file a claim for clinical negligence compensation.
Compensation can give you the means to heal after anaesthetic awareness without the worry or stress of money.
At Legal Advice Helpline we could help you contact a clinical negligence solicitor for advice on filing a clinical negligence claim after anaesthetic awareness call 0800 612 3042.