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Surgery

Nurse practitioner botches cauda equina syndrome diagnosis, discharges patient from ER

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Three steps that you can take to reduce your anesthesia risk

Safe anesthesia care requires proper planning by an anesthesiologist

Texas Medical Board disciplines Houston Methodist Hospital pain management doctor for performing unnecessary surgery

Texas Medical Board disciplines Houston Methodist Hospital pain management doctor for performing unnecessary surgery

Pain management doctor performs invasive procedure despite normal radiology images