What is an incidental durotomy and is it medical malpractice?
Damage to the dura mater of the spinal cord or nerve roots increases patient risks for some serious conditions, requiring close monitoring
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FDA cautions that robotic surgery is unproven and potentially dangerous for cancer surgeries
For some surgeries, robotically-assisted surgery may decrease patient survival rates
Two reasons why a headache is a red flag symptom after lumbosacral spine surgery
Lumbar or sacral spine surgery places patients at a risk for hemorrhagic stroke, even more so if the surgeon punctured the dura
What you should know about certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNA) and anesthesia medical malpractice
Registered nurses with additional anesthesia training are lobbying for more authority to handle complex anesthesia cases independently
Intubation, extubation, and anesthesia medical malpractice
Learn the life-threatening mistakes made by some anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs)
Class action lawsuit highlights problem of surgery center infections
Many outpatient ambulatory surgery centers aren't staffed to provide proper infection control or to handle emergency complications
Inexperienced surgeon uses robotic equipment, patient dies
Learn what you should do to make sure your doctor or surgeon is competent
Why are incompetent, dangerous doctors still allowed to practice medicine in Texas?
Texas law shrouds in secrecy hospital investigations into bad physician outcomes and conduct
Are outpatient ambulatory surgery centers as safe as hospitals?
Learn the questions that you should ask before deciding where you will have your surgery
What happens when your physician doctors (alters) your medical records?
Wrongful death lawsuit uncovered that surgeon accessed patient's records "on a number of occasions" after her death