Closed claims show common bariatric/weight loss surgery medical malpractice trends
It's important to check out the surgeon and surgical facility before proceeding with bariatric surgery
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Medical malpractice
Lawsuit: Infant dies after nurse practitioner fails to tell family about spot that's suspicious for cancer
Delay in diagnosis and treatment allowed neuroblastoma to spread
Boy's death highlights risks of dental sedation
Over half of pediatric dental anesthesia and sedation claims involve death or permanent brain injury
Herpes simplex virus encephalitis treatment and medical malpractice
Amarillo Court of Appeals opinion discusses standard of care for HSVE diagnosis and treatment
The most common medical malpractice claims against podiatrists
Surgical and post-operative issues top the list
Wrong patient taken to kidney transplant surgery
Wrong patient, wrong site, wrong procedures are all sentinel events that should never happen
Missing the expert report deadline is a sure-fire way for a plaintiff to lose a Texas medical malpractice case
Tort reform law imposes a rigid timeline
Upper endoscopy preoxygenation, anesthesia and medical malpractice
New specialty face mask will improve patient safety
New law changes Texas tort reform procedures in some cases involving hospitals, doctors and health care providers
Starting on 9/1/21, plaintiffs can use a new procedure to avoid one type of defensive gamesmanship
Surgeons should take seriously patient complaints of pain after surgery
Abnormal pain can be the first sign of accidental damage to a nearby organ in the operating room