Study uncovers the most common types of surgical medical malpractice
General surgery, orthopedic surgery, and neurosurgery specialties top the list
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Surgery
Nurse practitioner botches cauda equina syndrome diagnosis, discharges patient from ER
Teen is left with life-long leg, bowel, bladder, and sexual problems
Research shows that surgery centers aren't as safe as hospital operating rooms
More surgeries are now performed at ambulatory surgery centers than hospitals
Breast augmentation surgery anesthesia issues leave 18-year-old semi-comatose
There are two common factors in cases like this
Necrosis is a dangerous potential complication of plastic or cosmetic surgery, and there's limited time to address it
Tissue death occurs when there's not an adequate blood supply to a body party
Breast implant revision/replacement has a higher risk than original breast augmentation surgery
Learn what you should ask your surgeon before proceeding
Cancer surgery is successful when there are clean margins, but when the surgeon stops short it can spell trouble
When possible, surgeons needs to remove enough tissue to make sure that they get the surrounding microscopic cancer, too, as well as the larger tumor
Obstructive sleep apnea and anesthesia: A potentially deadly combination if the anesthesiologist doesn't plan ahead
80% of people with obstructive sleep apnea haven't been diagnosed, so anesthesia providers must give careful attention
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
Three steps that you can take to reduce your anesthesia risk
Safe anesthesia care requires proper planning by an anesthesiologist