Michigan Surgical Errors Malpractice Attorney

Have You Been Injured as a Result of a Surgical Error?

Doctors make mistakes. A large number of medical malpractice suits in this country occur as a result of errors in surgery. Patients entrust surgeons with their lives and expect the doctors and medical staff to be competent and effective. Risk is inherent to all surgical procedures, and although patients are vulnerable to infection, clotting issues, reactions to anesthesia, and healing complications, it does not excuse medical negligence.

Some examples of professional negligence on the part of a surgeon are:

• Avoidable surgical complications due to inadequate evaluation of the patient's condition and history
• Procedural errors such as incorrect incisions or operating on the wrong body part
• Internal damage to surrounding organs or tissue due to carelessness or negligence of the medical staff
• Infection caused by unsterilized equipment and tools
• Sponges or surgical materials inadvertently left inside the patient 
• Cutting, clamping, clipping or cauterizing mistakes due to a failure to properly identify the anatomy
• Brain damage or death as a result of anesthesia overdose
• Lack of oxygen during intubation
• Infection or delayed healing due to failure to properly monitor a patient after the surgery

Claims for Surgical Errors

Although surgical malpractice can be difficult to prove and document, our office has the resources and personnel necessary to thoroughly and accurately evaluate your claim. In our initial consultation, a surgical errors injury lawyer, along with our professional and expert counsel, will review your case. We have had outstanding success in litigating cases involving surgical errors. Surgery is a life-altering event in the best of conditions. When errors happen due to negligence, carelessness or incompetence, the result is often devastating.

If there were complications during your surgery and you believe that they were caused by medical negligence, contact a Michigan Surgical Errors Malpractice Attorney for an evaluation of your case.