You Have Rights as a Patient
Despite recent efforts to reduce surgical errors, a report published in the October 2010 Archives of Surgery shows that mistakes in the operating room occur far more often than the public realizes. Hospitals and surgery centers are supposed to follow the Joint Commission universal protocol to prevent errors, but this recent data suggests that the guidelines have done little to increase patient safety.
If you or a family member has been injured by a surgical error, you may be entitled to compensation. Speak with one of the Concord surgical errors lawyers at The Baker Law Firm, P.A., today. We represent injured patients and their families in medical malpractice claims in North Carolina. For a free consultation, please call 866-943-7966 or contact us online.
Potential Risks of Surgery
From accidental nicks of arteries or organs to negligent postoperative care, all surgeries present risks. We can represent patients who suffered injury due to errors such as:
- Anesthesia errors
- Operating on the wrong patient
- Operating on the wrong part of the body
- Gallbladder surgery error causing bile duct injury
- Failure to monitor patients after surgery
- Postoperative infection
- Retained surgical instruments
Surgical errors may be the fault of the patient's general practitioner or internist, surgeon, anesthesiologist, nursing staff or diagnostic technicians. With so many people involved in the procedure, the risk for error is high.
Catastrophic injuries, including paraplegia or quadriplegia, brain injuries, coma, loss of limb and organ damage, may result from surgical errors. In the worst cases, wrongful death is the outcome. Our attorneys can represent families of patients who died as a result of surgical errors.
Call a Retained Surgical Instrument Injuries Lawyer
To make an appointment, please call 704-706-9308 or 866-943-7966 today.
