Anesthetics are wonder drugs, allowing doctors to perform all kinds of long and complex surgeries safely and with little discomfort for the patient. However, when used improperly, anesthesia may cause serious injury and even death. The attorneys of the Scanlan Law Group have seen enough instances of anesthesia error over the past 25 years to know what it takes to help individuals victimized by anesthesia related malpractice to put their lives back together.

Anesthesia errors can be causes by a number of different errors. The principal causes are:

• The anesthesiologist's administration of anesthesia to an allergic patient
  
  
• An anesthesia overdose
  
  
• Failure to instruct the patient not to eat or drink within 24 hours of surgery
  
  
• Harmful interactions between anesthesia and other drugs in the patient's system

Although the risks of serious complications from anesthesia are low, complications can include heart attack, stroke, brain damage, and death. Older people are especially sensitive to the effects of certain anesthetics and may be more likely to have side effects from these drugs.

At the Scanlan Law Group, we have extensive experience in anesthesia injury cases, and we do whatever it takes to bring these cases to a successful conclusion. Accordingly, if you or someone you know have been victimized by an anesthesia injury, or if you have any questions on this issue, please contact the Scanlan Law Group for a free initial consultation.