Did a surgical error
occur to you or your loved one?Surgical errors
in medical
malpractice lead to permanent injury and even
fatal results. Unfortunately, mistakes are increasing
rapidly in surgical procedures being performed.
Surgical
Errors Include:
- Misdiagnosis
- Wrong site surgery
- Positioning error in cutting
- Wrong
dosage of anesthesia or other medicine
- Monitoring patient
improperly
- Failure to respond to emergency situations
- Improper medical clearance
- Wrong blood type transfusion
- Drug overdose
- Slips of the scalpel causing organ puncture
- Failure to diagnose and treat patient
- Use of unsanitary equipment
- Misreading a medical chart and/or medical history
- Failing to review medical instructions prior to surgery
Are you or a loved one a victim
of a surgical error in the Philadelphia area? Contact
our Philadelphia medical malpractice lawyer at the law
firm of Lowenthal & Abrams
today!
According to the Institute of Medicine almost 100,000 people
in the U.S. die each year from unnecessary surgical errors.
Let our law firm help you and your family today.
One of the most drastic surgical errors is a wrong site
surgery which involves the operation of the wrong body
part. Awakening after a surgery to find that the wrong
body part has been operated on and/or removed can be extremely
devastating to the patient. The
Philadelphia medical malpractice lawyers at Lowenthal and
Abrams will make sure to treat
your situation with utmost sensitivity while helping you
seek rightful compensation for the damages caused.
Some of the most common types of surgeries where surgical
errors can occur consist of:
- Childbirth
- Cardiothoracic
- Gastric bypass
- Intestinal surgery
- Cosmetic surgery
Are you having symptoms of nausea after an operation?
Maybe the doctor left a sponge, clamp, or a surgical tool
inside you. Patients have been misdosed with some post
operative problem only to find an object from surgery has
been left inside him or her. The agony may last from a
couple of weeks of pain to years of sickness caused by
the surgeon’s negligence. Then, a second surgery
is necessary to remove the unwanted item.
Get
legal help now! Contact
our Philadelphia medical malpractice lawyers at the law
firm of Lowenthal & Abrams today!
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The law firm of Lowenthal & Abrams
is dedicated to providing you with the best service possible.
To help us accomplish this goal, we have a medical
doctor/attorney on our staff, Esther
M. Gallagher, M.D., whom can advise you of your
legal and medical rights.
Read Dr. Gallagher's article on: What
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