What happens when a surgeon cuts too deep?
Dangerous surgeons go too far without explaining to their patients all the treatment options
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Surgery
College Station woman died from botched diagnosis & treatment of hospital-acquired perforated colon, sepsis, & SIRS
Surgeon nicked, punctured colon during appendectomy & closed up patient without recognizing it
Why are incompetent, dangerous doctors still allowed to practice medicine in Texas?
Texas law shrouds in secrecy hospital investigations into bad physician outcomes and conduct
What really matters when you call your doctor's office
Physician office gatekeepers can endanger patients by giving bad medical advice
Surgical positioning injuries and medical malpractice
Poor padding, protection, and positioning can cause permanent nerve injuries
Neurapraxia misdiagnosis and medical malpractice after surgery
If your surgeon says you have neurapraxia after an operation, ask these questions
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
Surgeon's diagnostic shortcut leaves patient with permanent below-the-waist numbness, loss of bowel and bladder control
When a surgeon settles for a best guess rather that doing a differential diagnosis workup, it exposes the patient to unnecessary risk
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
Operating on the wrong patient or site: How does it happen?
The Joint Commission has emphasized improving surgical errors as a 2018 National Patient Safety Goal