It is a well-known fact here in New York that surgical procedures carry a number of health concerns and the risks of complications during and after surgery. It is simply part of the medical process. However, in some cases, complications can arise due to a surgical mistake by the surgeon. A patient from another state has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit after a mistake made by her surgeon in the operating room.
Woman awarded $12M after surgical mistake affected her life
New York residents may be interested in hearing about a woman who was recently awarded $12 million by a jury in a medical malpractice lawsuit in another state. The jury took more than three hours to deliberate. Ultimately, the jury came to the conclusion that the surgeon had indeed been negligent and made a surgical mistake.
Woman alleges surgical mistake has caused eating, speech issues
Despite several years of medical school and residency, doctors and surgeons make mistakes. After all, physicians and surgeons are humans and we all make mistakes. However, it is when those mistakes are beyond repair or could have been prevented that a surgical mistake can turn someone life's completely upside down. This is a time when some in New York believe the surgeon should be held liable for their negligent actions.
Alleged surgical error resulted in nail tech suffering injuries
As many individuals in New York may be aware, many occupations require the use of workers' hands and arms in order to perform their jobs satisfactorily. When an injury to the hand or arm occurs, it can often render them unable to perform their jobs. According to a lawsuit filed at the beginning of May 2014, it appears that a physician surgical error has led to a woman being unable to work as a nail tech.
Surgical error may have caused 1 woman in New York to go bald
A woman is seeking $15 million in damages in a lawsuit that she has filed in New York against Microdot. She went to Microdot, a local New York hair clinic, in order to receive a hair implant procedure. Unfortunately, due to an alleged surgical error, instead of having beautiful, flowing hair as she expected, she is now permanently bald.
Doctor sued for surgical error after failing to remove appendix
Severe abdominal cramps and pain will often lead individuals to the hospital emergency room. Sometimes there is no cause for concern; however, other times, it can be a sign that surgery is needed. For one New York man, he underwent an appendectomy and is now suing for a surgical error that left him with his appendix.
Surgical error often leads to uneven legs after hip surgery
Each year, over 300,000 individuals undergo surgery for a hip replacement. Over the course of the next 15 years, it is expected for that number to increase by double. With each added surgery, the chance of a complication increases. Hip replacement surgeries -- in New York and across the nation -- are known for a particular major complication: one leg being shorter or longer than the other leg, which is often the result of a surgical error.
Surgical error leads to lawsuit for wrongful pregnancy
When a couple wants to conceive a baby, finding out that they are pregnant can be a time of pure bliss. However, many couples in New York undergo certain sterilization procedures so that they cannot conceive. Unfortunately, when these procedures fail, a couple can be burdened with an unexpected pregnancy. After a surgical error, this is what happened for one woman and her family in another state.
Can a new software reduce the possibility of a surgical error?
For those in New York who are going into surgery, as well as their families, the thought of a surgical mistake occurring during surgery may cause them to lose a fair amount of sleep at night. Well, it's not happening to just them. Being familiar with the risk a surgical error poses on a patient and their family, a software engineer in another state is on the verge of developing software that could help keep some surgical errors at bay.
Jury rules against lung specialist in wrongful death case
Sometimes, a patient will experience problems following a surgery or medical procedure. When such problems aren't taken care of in a timely manner, the results can be disastrous. Unaddressed medical problems following a surgery or medical procedure sometimes even cause a patient to die. Thus, it is very important that patients here in New York are properly monitored following a surgery or medical procedure. When a patient dies due to a failure to properly monitor, the patient's family may be able to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit against the medical professionals responsible for this medical negligence.
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