My dad has recently undergone sugery for his shoulder and they had to put him under. The anethstesiologist(sp?) may have possibly went down the wrong tube when they first entered his body. You see, they found some scrapes in his esophogous and we're pretty sure that they doctor made a mistake. His esophogous is perfectly healthy, and he's never had any trouble with it before. The doctor blamed the scrapes on the puking he did a couple of hours after his surgery. (He was puking up blood, at first it was pink blood, and then it looked like blood clots) Now, if he was sick due to the anethesia, wouldn't he have become sick almost immediately after his surgery? He had nausea a couple of hours after the surgery. We think it is due to a slow bleed into his stomach. And the fact that he's never had any trouble with his esophogous makes us believe that the doctors made a mistake. Does this seem plausible??? Please help!
P.S. Sorry for all the spelling errors. :D
Opps! Sorry! The doctor inserted the breathing tube incorrectly is what I meant. We think he inserted it into his esophogous by accident and NEVER told us. It's hard for us to prove that he did this, though. We have pictures, but we're not sure if that's enough evidence to sue them.
Iron
Yes it is a medical mistake,
If the doctor made a mistake and did not tell you it becomes criminal negligence. That means he is intentionally covering this up. If that is the case the doctors insurance has to pay three times the damages or more.
trish_asley
mistake
dlmissinglink
What do u mean, anesthesia may have went down the wrong tube when they first entered the body...makes no sense. ansthesia is there to administer drugs usually by iv or spinal. they also intubate meaning they put a breathing tube down the throat. there is only one place to go to do this and any idiot would know where the mouth is...your question makes no sense. if he was intubated he could possibly have some blood from the trauma of that but it would be small and is concidered normal...
hecla 1
General anesthesia suppresses the normal throat reflexes that prevent aspiration, such as swallowing, coughing, or gagging. Aspiration occurs when an object or liquid is inhaled into the respiratory tract (the windpipe or the lungs). To help prevent aspiration, an endotracheal (ET) tube may be inserted during general anesthesia. When an ET tube is in place, the lungs are protected so stomach contents cannot enter the lungs.Insertion or removal of airways may cause respiratory problems such as coughing; gagging; or muscle spasms in the voice box, or larynx (laryngospasm), or in the bronchial tubes in the lungs (bronchospasm). Insertion of airways also may cause an increase in blood pressure (hypertension) and heart rate (tachycardia). Other complications may include damage to teeth and lips, swelling in the larynx, sore throat, and hoarseness caused by injury or irritation of the larynx.
http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/tc/anesthesia-risks-and-complications?page=2
Nausea is also common after anesthesia and may last longer in some people......I do not see a medical mistake
Toonces
You can get a second opinion on this and talk to a lawyer.
Be forewarned that Doctors stick together and will cover up for each other. Vomiting does not cause esophageal scrapes.
It sounds definitely suspicious to me and you may have a legitimate law suit...Find an attorney who specializes in malpractice cases...he will guide you on how to proceed.
tolbunt5
I would think if they put the tube in the esophagus, they would have found out right away (no breathing coming out of the tube) and fixed the problem then. Maybe they did, and scraped the esophagus putting it in or pulling it out, causing the nausea, vomiting and bleeding. Pink blood sounds like it came from the lungs. Is it possible they were a little rough with the tube and scraped his trachea too? I would definitely check with a malpractice lawyer. Good luck!
paramedicgirl
Yes nausea is a side-effect of anesthesia, and may still occur hours after "coming out" of it. And yes, vomiting will cause irritation to the lining of the esophagus.
Even if whoever inserted his E.T. tube made an error and hit the esophagus first (which is VERY common, which is why you have to verify 2 different ways that the tube is in the trach.), the only way it would have caused scratches is if the stylette (a coated wire used for guiding the E.T. tube) was protruding past the E.T. tube.
The only way you would have a case at sueing anyone, is if you can prove negligance. You would have to prove that there was damage caused by an error made by the doc (or nurse anesthesist).
I suggest you look up negligance in a dictionary.
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