Kansas Surgical Error Lawyers

Any and all types of surgery come with risks to the patient. Whether they be minor or major, known or unknown, the risks exist. As a surgical patient, your doctor should always explain any known risks associated with your surgical procedure. Most hospitals require you to sign paperwork that shows that you acknowledge these risks and accept them.

Additionally to the known risks, there are risks that pose a threat to every patient, and most are unaware of it. The most serious of risks is that of medical or surgical malpractice.

Patients trust their doctors to the fullest when it comes to performing surgery. The surgery may be minor and non-intrusive, or it could be a serious and complicated procedure. Either way, the risk of medical or surgical malpractice is serious.

Surgical complications can arise at any time and with any surgery, but unfortunately, sometimes, these complications are caused by the surgeon’s negligence. The same goes for post-surgical complications. The surgeon or any other medical professional who was involved with your surgery, could have been negligent at any time, causing complications after your surgery is over and done with.

The following is a list of examples of causes of surgical complications:

• Use of unsanitary surgical utensils/instruments
• Incorrect incision – either incorrect location or type of cut
• Organ puncture or perforation
• Surgery on wrong organ, wrong site or wrong side
• Delayed surgery
• Prolonged surgery

Some surgical procedures pose more of a risk than others. The most common surgical procedures where surgical errors are made are:

• Gastric Bypass
• Childbirth (Cesarean Section)
• Cardiothoracic
• Thoracic Surgery
• Laparoscopic Intestinal Surgery

Surgical errors can also occur in cosmetic or plastic surgery procedures such as:

• Otoplasty – Ear Surgery
• Rhytidectomy – Face Lift
• Rhinoplasty – Nasal Surgery
• Breast Augmentation
• Liposuction

There are many factors that can contribute to a surgical error and the results can sometimes be fatal. Surgical errors can cause serious infections, illness and usually the need for an additional surgery to repair the damage from the first negligent surgery.

If you or a loved one have been the victim of surgical error, please contact one of the experienced Kansas surgical error lawyers at Prochaska, Giroux & Howell for your free consultation.