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Every time a person has surgery, there is a risk of medical malpractice. Errors from surgery can range from improper care before an operation to mistakes made during surgery. A medical professional might:
- use unsanitary surgical tools;
- cause a patient to have an infection;
- make an incorrect incision;
- perform surgery on the wrong patient;
- cause damage that was not explained to the patient before the surgery;
- puncture an organ;
- use a diseased organ for organ transplant;
- use tainted blood for transfusion, which by law must be screened for safety;
- transfusion of the wrong blood type;
- use the incorrect amount of anesthesia;
- use anesthesia that a patient is allergic to;
- not communicate well with surgical staff;
- be over-tired in the operating room, leading to mistakes;
- operate on the wrong limb or side of the body;
- amputate the wrong limb; or
- not perform the surgery at the correct time.
An error may occur during even simple medical procedure. The most common types of surgeries when errors happen are:
- gastric bypasss;
- gastric band surgery;
- childbirth;
- heart surgery;
- surgery involving diseases in the thorax;
- hysterectomy;
- intestinal surgery;
- plastic/cosmetic surgery;
- ear surgery;
- eye surgery;
- foot surgery;
- face lifts;
- nasal surgery;
- liposuction;
- breast implant or reduction; and
- weight loss surgery
Please contact us if you think you have been a victim of a surgical error. We can help.
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