Outpatient surgery centers are different from hospital operating rooms
Hospitals are equipped and staffed to handle complications and emergencies
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Surgery center
Houston dermatologist and his so-called cosmetic surgery center lose medical malpractice appeal
Physician trained as a dermatologist performs cosmetic surgeries
What happens in the operating room after a patient is put to sleep?
The individuals handling anesthesia or performing surgery might surprise you
Retained surgical sponges and medical malpractice
Operating room personnel, radiologists may be at fault
Esophageal perforation management and medical malpractice
Most of the time, a perforated esophagus is caused by a surgeon, physician or health care provider
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
Wrong patient taken to kidney transplant surgery
Wrong patient, wrong site, wrong procedures are all sentinel events that should never happen
Upper endoscopy preoxygenation, anesthesia and medical malpractice
New specialty face mask will improve patient safety
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
The dangers of oversedation for pain management, other office surgical procedures
Oversedation, poor carbon dioxide monitoring have been linked to brain injuries and deaths