Anesthesia is necessary for many medical procedures. Patients may be placed under general anesthesia and rendered unconscious or maybe given regional anesthesia to numb certain areas of the body. Dissociative anesthesia (also known as “conscious sedation”) is used during some medical procedures to place patients in a trance-like state but leaving them conscious, while spinal or epidural anesthesia is used to block pain in a particular region of the body through an injection near the spinal cord.
Whenever you undergo anesthesia, there is some risk but anesthesiologists should be fully trained professionals who provide care commensurate with their medical backgrounds. If an anesthesiologist makes a mistake or provides substandard care, a medical malpractice lawyer in Charlotte, NC at Brown Moore & Associates, PLLC can help victims or their family members take legal action.