Why your surgeon or anesthesiologist might not be the one working on you in the operating room
Learn the secret shell game that occurs daily at many major hospitals
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Surgery center
FDA cautions that robotic surgery is unproven and potentially dangerous for cancer surgeries
For some surgeries, robotically-assisted surgery may decrease patient survival rates
Registered nurse (RN) roles, duties, and medical malpractice in Texas
Although many hospitals don't like to admit it, nurses have roles and duties independent of doctors
Plastic surgery risks, deaths, and medical malpractice
Learn the things you can do to avoid being the next victim of a botched cosmetic surgery
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
What you should know about the most common surgical errors
Surgeons often mistake serious complications for being a normal part of recovering from an operation
Are outpatient ambulatory surgery centers as safe as hospitals?
Learn the questions that you should ask before deciding where you will have your surgery
Surgical positioning injuries and medical malpractice
Poor padding, protection, and positioning can cause permanent nerve injuries
Plastic surgeon uses over-sized breast implant, causes permanent nerve injury
Plastic and cosmetic surgeons must consider breast width and other factors before proceeding with breast augmentation 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