A Survey of Surgical Errors
Surgical errors occur with alarming frequency. The journal Surgery recently reported a survey of one particularly disturbing...
Ohio Surgical Errors
Ohio Surgical errors occur on a regular basis. Why did the surgery fail? Why did the...
Surgical Errors: Post-Op Red Flags
I recently read a great article about surgical errors, 10 Red Flags in General Surgical Malpractice Cases, by...
Preoperative Surgical Errors
Surgical errors sometimes occur before the surgery even takes place. Before an operation, surgeons perform a...
Surgical Errors: Mistakes in the O.R.
I came across this pretty astounding surgical error: a Toledo area nurse tossed out a healthy...
Surgical Errors Before the Operation: Poor Patient Selection
One common type of surgical error occurs before the operation is even scheduled. Like the Abraham...
Surgical Errors: Fire in the O.R.
There are two types of surgical errors: avoidable ones and “known and accepted complications of the procedure.” Avoidable...
Bariatric Surgery and Medical Negligence
Bariatric surgery (also called “weight-loss surgery” or “obesity surgery”) is a common source of medical negligence claims...
Avoiding Spinal Cord Injuries During Surgery
Recent medical studies show that spinal cord monitoring during spinal surgery and aorta repair surgery can...
