Surgery Errors in Medical Malpractice Cases

According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, approximately 50 percent of medical malpractice trials in 75 of the largest counties in the United States in 2001 were conducted against surgeons. Using data from the National Practitioner Data Bank, the American College of Surgeons reported that the most common surgical errors stated in medical malpractice claims and lawsuits were leaving a foreign object in the patient’s body, operating on the wrong body part, improper surgical performance, improper management, engaging in an unnecessary procedure, failing to get informed consent, and failing to recognize a complication arising from surgery.

The U.S. National Library of Medicine reports in an abstract on technical surgical errors that 49 percent of technical errors surveyed from randomly sampled medical malpractice claims resulted in permanent disability for the patient. 65 percent of such errors were based on manual error while 9 percent were errors in judgment. 26 percent of the errors were a combination of manual and judgmental mistakes. The report indicated that most technical errors occur in routine operations done by experienced surgeons under conditions involving complex circumstances.

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Surgical errors are only one form of medical malpractice. Others include birth injuries, medication errors, cancer misdiagnosis, nursing home negligence, emergency room malpractice, and more. If you or someone you love has been harmed through medical or dental negligence or mistakes in and around Riverside, California, you can get exceptional legal representation at the Law Offices of Dr. Bruce G. Fagel & Associates. The firm handles only medical malpractice cases and nothing else, led by Dr. Fagel, a licensed physician who has tried and settled more of these cases than any other attorney in California.

Because of his medical background, California medical malpractice Attorney Fagel knows how to counter the defenses that medical professionals and hospitals will use in a malpractice case. Using his unique insight and knowledge in this field, he and his legal team have been able to achieve favorable results for clients both in and out of court for 30 years.

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