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Surgical Error Attorney

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When a patient goes into a hospital for surgery or goes into a hospital not requiring surgery but winds up requiring surgery, many risks need to be managed both before the surgery, in the operating room, and during the recovery process. Surgical procedures, whether elective or emergent, require meticulous care and precision at every step to ensure the patient’s safety and well-being.

Surgery often involves many inherent risks. It is up to medical professionals to carefully weigh these risks against the potential benefits. During surgery, a patient must undergo several critical phases, each demanding close monitoring and extraordinary skill. During these phases, anesthesia and medication management, vital sign monitoring, the actual procedure, and recovery are all considered. Surgical errors during any of these phases, which, fortunately, are not a common occurrence, but when they do happen, can have severe consequences for patients.

The role of a surgical error attorney becomes crucial when these standards are not met, leading to preventable mistakes that can have devastating consequences.

Common Surgical Errors

Surgical errors are preventable mistakes that can occur during surgery. These errors can occur for a variety of reasons, including surgeon fatigue, poor communication, improper processes or just simply neglectful actions. While surgical errors or surgical mistakes themselves are not common, some errors occur more commonly than others. Some of the errors that can happen are:

  • Nerve injury
  • Surgical incision at the wrong site
  • Anesthesia error
  • Operating on the wrong body part
  • Performing the wrong procedure on the wrong patient

Each of these errors can lead to serious harm and lasting trauma for the patient. When medical negligence compromises a patient’s well-being, it’s crucial they seek legal counsel through a medical malpractice attorney.

Medical Complications of Patients That May Arise from Surgery

Sometimes, the complications that come from surgery, either planned or emergency, can be frightening and can have long-lasting impacts. While some of the risk factors for surgical complications are smoking, pre-existing medical conditions like heart disease or Parkinson’s disease, and obesity, complications can happen to anyone during surgical procedures.

Possible Cases of Medical or Surgical Procedure Complications

  • Pain
  • A reaction to anesthesia
  • Respiratory issues
  • Infections around the surgical site
  • Blood clots

Sometimes, complications from surgery cannot be prevented, even when those risks are known before the surgery, and other times, those who require surgery wind up having bad outcomes, even death, through no fault of the doctor, surgeons, or hospital. However, when things go wrong because a doctor or hospital employee fails to utilize the care and concern that a reasonable doctor or hospital employee would use, that is a cause for concern, and in those circumstances, the patient—you—may have a claim for medical malpractice based on a surgical error or surgical mistake.  Ultimately, and thankfully, most surgeries do wind up going according to plan, but when that doesn’t happen, the resulting injuries can be catastrophic.

Contact Experienced Surgical Error Attorneys Today

If you have been injured by a surgeon as a result of a procedure gone wrong and need California surgical error lawyers, contact The Trial Law Offices of Bradley I. Kramer, M.D., Esq. Call us at 323-641-4916 to find out how we can help you get the maximum compensation for your injuries resulting from medical malpractice.

Our firm understands the physical, emotional, and financial hardships medical malpractice can cause. We are dedicated to providing you with the compassionate and aggressive representation you deserve during this difficult time. Get in touch with us today to start the road to recovery and resolution by scheduling a confidential consultation.

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