Every time a person has to undergo a surgical operation there are risks of medical and surgical malpractice. One form this kind of medical malpractice can take is in surgical errors. Surgical errors may range from consequences stemming from pre-operative care to perforations of internal organs by a surgical utensil during the performance of surgical procedures.
There are numerous circumstances that may arise while on the operating room table that may lead to a faulty surgical performance or flawed surgical performance. The following a few examples of surgical errors:

• Use of unsanitary surgical instruments
• Incorrect incision
• Organ puncture or perforation
• Surgery on wrong organ, wrong site surgery or wrong side surgery
• Delayed surgery
• Prolonged surgery
• Failure to recognize complications during surgery
• Failure to recognize and treat post-operative problems
• Performing Surgery when the patient is not stable

Surgical errors may occur in any kind of medical procedure involving intrusive and non-intrusive surgery.
Following are the most common types of surgeries where surgical errors occur:

• Gastric Bypass
• Childbirth
• Cardiac Surgery
• Thoracic Surgery
• Laparoscopic  Surgery
• Orthopedic Surgery
• Neurosurgery

If you or anyone you know has experienced any kind of surgical error, contact us now.