How do I determine if my doctor is liable for surgical malpractice?

The consequences of a surgical mistake can be devastating to the victims and their families.  There are many factors that contribute to mistakes made during surgery, including hospital and operating room overcrowding, miscommunication amongst the surgical team, failure to take proper patient medical history, and inadequate pre-operative planning are just a few of them.  The most serious types of mistakes may include:

• Operating on the wrong patient or incorrect body part
• Cutting or severing a nerve and causing permanent nerve damage or paralysis
• Nicking an organ, blood vessel, artery or vein causing life threatening internal bleeding
• Failing to promptly identify the source of internal bleeding and stop it
• Improper surgery causing disfigurement and/or scarring
• Leaving foreign objects inside a patient
• Transplanting tissues or organs from an improper donor with the wrong blood type
• Allowing patients to suffer preventable infections
• Not properly monitoring the patient before, during and after surgery

Medical malpractice laws are designed to protect the rights of patients and pursue compensation if they are injured as the result of negligence.  If you have questions about the medical care you received during a surgical procedure, you should consult a medical malpractice attorney to review your case.

Talk to a Medical Malpractice Lawyer to find out the legal options available to you, and what your best course of action would be.