Preventable Surgical Errors
When people are in need of medical care, they must usually be wholly reliant on the skills, knowledge, and experience of doctors and other trained medical professionals. Moreover, in the case of surgery, a patient must place him or herself in an almost unthinkably vulnerable position while a surgeon and attendant surgical team perform a procedure.
Tragically, there are many instances in which a doctor or other party’s negligence may result in a dangerous and potentially life-threatening surgical error. If you have been the victim of medical malpractice associated with a surgical procedure, you may be able to file a civil claim seeking financial compensation.
Contact the Austin medical malpractice lawyers of the Law Offices of Vic Feazell, P.C. at 877-948-4842 to speak directly with an attorney about your case.
Representative Surgical Errors
There can be no tolerance for the following surgical errors, as the risk that they pose to a patient’s wellbeing is far too great:
- Foreign objects left inside the body
- Improper suturing
- Mishandling of surgical instruments
- Improper administration of anesthesia
- Wrong site surgery
- Wrong patient surgery
The modern healthcare system involves an increasingly mystifying bureaucratic structure. A patient’s health is managed by a network of hospital administrators, insurance company employees, nurses, technicians, surgeons, and other specialists. It should come as no surprise then that critical failures of communication may sometimes occur.
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We are passionately committed to helping the victims of surgical malpractice recover the compensation that they are due. Contact the Austin personal injury lawyers of the Law Offices of Vic Feazell, P.C. at 877-948-4842.
