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Keeping a real-time medical journal is a useful tool for continuity or care, and as a records of events if something goes wrong
Experts question the ethics of online plastic surgery videos that entertain rather than inform, creating an illusion of minimal risks
Hematomas are a known complication of spinal surgery and can cause permanent injury if they are not promptly addressed
Surgical malpractice sometimes causes serious injuries at surgical sites or nearby structures
Gastric balloon systems have been associated with five deaths since 2016
Some doctors order lab, radiology, and pathology tests but never provide patients with full results
There is a limited amount of time to repair some nerve injuries
When a surgeon damages or cuts the vagus nerve during bariatric or abdominal surgery, it can cause gastroparesis, paralyzing the stomach
Deep vein thrombosis during surgery can lead to deadly pulmonary embolism
Arachnoiditis sufferers often have no feeling from the waist down, and lose bowel and bladder control