Medical Malpractice Attorneys - Surgical Errors

Some surgeries come with inherent risks, but we trust that the surgeons caring for us will perform with the utmost care and skill to achieve a successful outcome. If something does go wrong and the surgeon, surgical team or a hospital’s negligence is to blame, it is crucial to hold the responsible party accountable. This not only allows you to seek justice and compensatory damages, it also helps ensure no one else is injured in the same way in the future.

Types of Surgical Errors

Here are some common types of surgical errors:

• Surgical instruments or sponges left inside a patient
• Nicking a nerve or artery during surgery
• Puncturing an organ or membrane
• Making incisions in the wrong body part
• Anesthesia mistakes
• Performing unnecessary surgeries
• Oversedation
• Improper surgical technique

Why Surgical Errors Happen

The following are some of the common reasons for surgical errors:

• Surgeons who are overworked and deprived of sleep
• Communication between physicians or other healthcare providers is ineffective due to missing paperwork or illegible handwriting on charts
• Surgeons, members of the surgical team, or the anesthesiologists have drug or alcohol addictions
• Surgical teams are not properly trained to use new operating room equipment and technologies
• Surgeons too quick to operate
• Surgeons did not do a thorough pre-operative evaluation
• Surgeons, anesthesiologist or nursing staff not properly monitoring the patient

Surgical Error Liability

If a surgical error results in catastrophic injury or wrongful death, there are many potential persons or entities that could be held liable. A thorough investigation will be needed to determine who is responsible and whether a medical malpractice lawsuit should be filed.

If you or a loved one has been the victim of a surgical error, the medical malpractice attorneys of Snyder & Wenner, P.C. can help you through this difficult time and fight for your rights. We will call on medical experts to help conduct an investigation and build a solid case so you can be compensated for:

• Bodily injuries
• Past and future medical bills
• Past and future lost wages
• Pain, suffering, disability, disfigurement and emotional distress
• Loss of relationship

If you have been injured by a surgical error, whether it was in Arizona or elsewhere, please contact our Phoenix office to get the ball rolling. In a free consultation, we will listen and ask questions, and begin to gather information for your medical malpractice case.