Surgical Error Attorneys
When a patient undergoes a surgical procedure, they entrust their life to those caring for them. They trust that the surgeon will use clean instruments, keep them safe, and be alert. They are confident in the anesthesiologist’s ability to keep them safely unconscious. However, many errors can happen during surgery. Others happen during preoperative or postoperative care.
When a patient suffers harm during surgery, it can change their life. If you believe that you have suffered harm from a surgical error that could have been prevented, call the surgical error attorneys at Lerner and Rowe. Our talented team of medical malpractice lawyers will fight on your behalf so you can heal.
Surgical Errors: Preoperative Care
While some surgical errors are truly shocking, others can be subtle. For instance, the medical provider may fail to provide a patient with adequate information about how to prepare for their surgery, causing complications with allergies or medications administered during the procedure. A patient may also be completely unaware of the risks of the surgery or be unaware of alternative treatments.
When this kind of medical malpractice happens, it becomes a complex legal process to investigate and truly find out what happened before the surgery even began. This is why it is important for a skilled medical malpractice attorney to be on your side. Instead of spending hours on the phone and fighting a legal battle on your own, our surgical error attorneys can represent you. We aren’t afraid to dig deep into your case to find out who is responsible for your injuries. So, give us a call today.
Errors During Surgery
When a medical provider begins caring for a patient, they must maintain reasonable care, or standard of care. They must act as any other similarly qualified medical professional would in similar circumstances. If a medical provider fails to meet the standard of care, the patient may be harmed.
Some examples of surgical errors are:
- Surgical instruments left in the body after sutures are closed
- Internal organ perforation by scalpel, scissors, or laser
- Tissue damage caused by scalpel, scissors, or laser
- Severing of a nerve or artery
- Wrong site surgery, like operating on the wrong level of the spine or wrong body part
- Removal of an incorrect body part
- Performing the wrong procedure
- Performing an operation intended for another patient
- Anesthesia failure or miscalculation with oxygen, leading to brain damage or death
Any of these surgical errors may cause traumatic, long-lasting, and even severe life-long effects on the patient. In some cases, it may even cause wrongful death.
With our surgical error attorneys fighting for you, you may be able to win compensation for your pain and suffering, time off work, lost wages, medical bills, and your loss of normal life. Working on your own without legal help, you may not be able to win as much compensation. So, let us stand up for you. If you feel that you are a victim of surgical error, reach out to our medical malpractice lawyers today.
Surgical Errors: Postoperative Care
Medical malpractice can also happen after the surgery is complete. A patient may get an infection or sepsis from improperly cleaned instruments used during surgery, improperly cleaned sutures, or poor treatment of the surgical site. A medical provider may fail to treat the oncoming infection.
Lerner and Rowe Surgical Error Attorneys
Filing a surgical error medical malpractice case is extremely complex from both a legal and medical standpoint. Thus, our surgical error attorneys work with knowledgeable medical experts to handle your medical malpractice case. Together, we will look into all aspects of your procedure – preoperative, postoperative, and during the surgery itself.
If you believe that you or a family member have been harmed or fatally injured due to a surgical error, call Lerner and Rowe today at 844-977-1900. You can also fill out our online form or talk to a representative directly via our online LiveChat feature. Don’t hesitate- get the help you need today!