Surgical Errors

One example of medical malpractice is wrong-site surgery. This can be highly detrimental to the patient, causing them immediate harm that may not be repairable. Even when it can be repaired, it still necessitates a second surgery or further medical treatment. But...

Certain surgical mistakes are so blatant that people might think of them as issues that no longer affect modern medical care. Between specialized training and strict standards maintained by corporate medical employers, there is a lot of pressure on medical...

Most people naturally feel a bit nervous when their physician recommends a surgical procedure. While surgeries generally have very high success rates, there are risks with even the most routine of procedures. The more involved or cutting-edge a procedure is, the...

Surgeons have a big job. They literally have their patients’ lives in their hands. The complexity of surgical procedures combined with the critical nature of the operating room (OR) environment can lead to significant stress among surgeons. This stress, if not managed...

Plastic surgery is indeed surgery. That means it’s crucial not to trust any procedure to a doctor who’s not a board-certified plastic surgeon. It’s best to choose one who has done a lot of the particular procedure you’re having and to research their record of success...

The term “retained foreign bodies” (RFBs) is the medical way of describing items left behind unintentionally when a patient undergoes surgery. Surgical staff typically need to account for every item used during surgery, including gauze and clamps. RFBs could cause...

When a person has surgery, there’s a period of time after they come out of anesthesia when they need to be monitored closely. The nursing staff members who are doing this must be very watchful or they risk the patient having problems.  There are several things that...