Medical Mistakes Leading to Malpractice
In many medical malpractice suits, there are many instances where wrong surgeries performed on the patient’s body are filed against their doctors. In the medical world, these surgeries are often called “never events”, surgical mistakes that never occur for a legitimate reason.
When these surgeries are invasive, the chances of it leading to serious complications and even death are highly probable. Statistics note that wrong site surgeries make up 13 percent of all medical errors in medical malpractice suits.
Being a victim of a wrong site surgery can have a devastating effect to your health. It can leave the underlying problem untreated, causing it to advance further. You can be prone to infections, loss of limb, impaired organ function, and even death. Know that these errors can be prevented and avoided through the implementation of the basic universal protocol; that is to confirm the site of the surgery by marking it before the operation, and having a time-out before the procedure is done.
Doctors are just humans; therefore errors can be very probable when it comes to anything, even surgery. There are a number of causes that can contribute to these errors taking place, and some are:
- Insufficient assessment of the patient, leading to lack of control in validating the surgery site
- Using poor checklist or no check list due to insufficient review of the patients medical records
- Depending on only one surgeon to determine the site of surgery, or choosing the surgical team on the spot
Some Examples of medical malpractice include:
- Birth Injuries
- Wrong Diagnosis
- Hospital Negligence
- Surgical Errors
Suffering from an ailment or disease that requires surgeries or operations can be hard to handle; aside from the emotional and physical strain, it can also affect your finances greatly. With so much at hand, it is vital to have total trust to your doctors and other physicians, as they are the ones who are capable of taking care of you and ensuring your will get back to your health. When this trust and standard of care expected of them are not given, they are liable for compensation for the damages done to their patients.
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