Scranton Surgical Errors Lawyers
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 50 million surgical procedures were performed in 2007 in the United States. Every one of those procedures carried with it some degree of risk. Unfortunately, one of those risks is the chance of surgical error. Such errors result when medical professionals, such as a doctor, nurse or anesthesiologist, deviate from the degree of care, skill and knowledge that the law requires of prudent and competent healthcare providers. These preventable medical mistakes are perhaps the most serious form of medical malpractice.
For more than 40 years, the Scranton surgical error attorneys of Munley, Munley, & Cartwright, P.C., have represented victims of surgical mistakes. If you or someone you love has been injured as the result of a surgical error, the proper parties should be held responsible for the harm that they have caused. Protect your rights by contacting our Scranton surgical mistake lawyers today so that your claim can be reviewed as soon as possible. Bear in mind that every medical malpractice claim has a time limit within which a lawsuit must be filed or else recovery is barred.
Although not all surgical errors are fatal, the Institute of Medicine estimates that as many as 98,000 hospital patients are killed every year as a direct result of medical malpractice. While the majority of surgical mistakes occur during the actual surgical procedure itself, errors can also occur during the pre-operative examination of a patient or the post-operative recovery period. Examples of surgical errors include:
- Anesthesia errors
- Delayed surgery
- Incorrect incisions
- Leaving medical supplies in the patient’s body
- Organ puncture or laceration
- Prolonged surgery
- Unnecessary surgery
- Using equipment that is not sterilized
- “Wrong site” operations -- surgery on the wrong patient, the wrong procedure on the correct body part, or the correct procedure on the wrong body part
Surgical mistakes can result in a host of various complications including:
- Bleeding
- Blood clots
- Brain damage
- Coma
- Delayed healing
- Infections
- Nerve damage
- Organ damage
- Paralysis
- Psychological and emotional problems
- Septic shock
While surgical errors can be made during any procedure, they occur more often during gastric bypass surgery, cardiothoracic procedures, laparoscopic procedures, plastic surgery, cosmetic surgery and obstetric procedures. Mistakes made during cosmetic procedures such as those related to the face or breast may not only be physically damaging to the patient but may result in deformities that leave the patient far worse off than they were prior to plastic surgery.
The Scranton surgical error lawyers of Munley, Munley, & Cartwright, P.C., have successfully represented many victims and families who have had to deal with the impact of surgical mistakes. We are familiar with the unique issues and complexities that are involved in medical malpractice claims. If you believe you were injured by a preventable surgical error, please contact the Scranton medical malpractice lawyers of Munley, Munley, & Cartwright, P.C., at (800) 318-LAW1 or contact us online. We represent clients in Scranton and throughout Pennsylvania.
