Surgeon operates on wrong kidney, woman faces lifelong dialysis
Surgeons, nurses, and other OR providers are required to verify the correct patient and surgical site before starting an operation
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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
Waco, Texas surgeon orders wrong radiology study, woman dies from gastric perforation and sepsis
Doctors and surgeons should treat patients, not computer screens
Hiatal hernia surgery leads to woman's death
Surgeons have to consider all potential causes when there are problems after an operation
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
Painter Law Firm files medical malpractice lawsuit against Woodlands plastic surgeon Thomas P. McHugh, M.D.
Medical expert: Dr. McHugh used wrong-size implants, caused nerve damage
Plastic surgery risks, deaths, and medical malpractice
Learn the things you can do to avoid being the next victim of a botched cosmetic surgery
Lumbar surgery risks, signs of complication, & medical malpractice
Learn the risk factors for a spinal cord compressing epidural hematoma and the signs you should look out for
Woman loses spleen, parts of stomach, and pancreas after surgeon mistakenly overrules radiologist
Surgeons aren't experts in reading CT and MRI scans, like radiologists are
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