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Surgery is never a risk-free proposition. But we trust that our doctors, nurses and hospitals will provide a reasonable level of care and do their best to ensure that avoidable mistakes aren't made — especially during procedures involving anesthesia, which leave us unable to protect ourselves. Sometimes, though, avoidable surgical errors are made, and the results can be disastrous.
If you or someone you love has been the victim of medical negligence involving a surgical error, contact the Missouri and Illinois medical malpractice attorneys at Zevan & Davidson today to schedule a free consultation by calling 314-588-7200 or by filling out our online contact form.
Patients who must undergo general anesthesia or other types of sedation before surgery are particularly vulnerable. A patient in this position cannot speak up when a mistake is about to be made. And because family members aren't allowed in the operating room, the patient can't rely on a spouse, parent or adult child for protection. At that point, it is solely up to the physicians, nurses and other hospital staff members to ensure that avoidable mistakes aren't made.
Unfortunately, surgical errors are the most common — and costly — of all medical errors, according to a report from the Institute of Medicine, "To Err Is Human."
Some of the most common avoidable surgical errors are:
- Performing surgery on the wrong site or wrong area of the body — for example, amputating the wrong foot or hand
- Performing the wrong surgical procedure
- Leaving a surgical instrument, such as a sponge, retractor or towel, inside the body
- Performing a surgery that is not related to the patient's diagnosis
- Performing surgery on the wrong patient
- Making an avoidable mistake during surgery or failing to catch or correct an avoidable error
The medical malpractice lawyers at Zevan & Davidson have seen firsthand the devastating effects of surgical errors on patients and their families. Just recently our lawyers obtained a $3.1 million verdict on behalf of an Illinois woman who was injured when her surgeon botched her gallbladder surgery.
The time allowed by law in which you may file a medical malpractice lawsuit arising from a surgical error is limited. If you wait to contact a lawyer, you may end up being barred by the statute of limitations from proceeding.
Get immediate help. If you believe that you have a medical negligence claim stemming from a surgical error, contact the Missouri and Illinois surgical error medical malpractice attorneys at Zevan & Davidson today to schedule a free consultation by calling 314-588-7200 or by filling out our online contact form.
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