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September 05, 2008
Lowenthal & Abrams
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Surgical Malpractice

Having surgery can be one of the scariest moments in someone's life, and it is usually nerve wracking for a person's family and friends as well. Whether it is a cosmetic procedure to improve appearance or a vital surgery that is necessary for health reasons, it is the responsibility of all medical professionals involved to ensure the surgery is a success. If a doctor failed to do so, contact our Manhattan malpractice lawyers.

Has a medical professional inflicted injury upon you or someone you know during surgery? Our Manhattan medical malpractice lawyers can help! Contact our Manhattan Medical Malpractice Lawyers today.

With surgery being such a complicated and delicate procedure, there is an endless list of things that can go wrong. The following are some of the main mistakes a surgeon or other medical professional makes during surgery:

  • Anesthesia errors
  • Failing to recognize a problem
  • Wrong site surgery
  • Organ perforation
  • Leaving equipment or tools inside the patient

The scary truth is that many professionals involved in an individual's surgery are not properly trained and lack experience. Even those who are well trained and usually don't make mistakes may make an error. It is normal and common for everyone to make mistakes at one point in their lives - however, when it comes to something as serious as surgery, there is no room for any mistakes. If a doctor made a mistake during the surgery, contact our Manhattan malpractice lawyers today!

Even the slightest surgical mistake can produce devastating results. Permanent problems and life altering conditions may be the result of a bad surgery. In cosmetic procedures, the surgery may not be done properly which can result in disfigurement and complete mutilation of what was being worked on. In a lot of cases, the patient does not even make it out of a surgery alive due to someone's negligence and lack of care. If you lost a loved one while they were in surgery, contact our Manhattan malpractice lawyers.

Has a medical professional inflicted injury upon you or someone you know during surgery? Our Manhattan medical malpractice lawyers can help! Contact our Manhattan Medical Malpractice Lawyers today.

 

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Medical Malpractice Terms

 


Today's Terms

Tort Liability

Definition:
The defendant must owe a legal duty to the victim, the defendant breached that duty, the breach was the cause of an injury to the victim, there must be an injury. In most cases, there must be a physical or financial injury to the victim, but sometimes emotional distress, embarrassment, or dignitary harms are adequate for recovery.

Palliative Care

Definition:
The total care of patients with progressive, incurable illness. In palliative care, the focus of care is on quality of life. Control of pain and other physical symptoms, and psychological, social and spiritual problems is considered most important.

Acute Pain

Definition:
Pain that has a known cause and occurs for a limited time. Acute pain usually responds to treatment with analgesic medications and treatment of the cause of the pain.

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