Beware of infections caused by a hospital or surgical center
Experts: Some types of infections are caused by bad cleaning and sterilization of surgical instruments
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Surgery
Six tips to protect yourself before surgery
Speak up while in the hospital and help avoid doctor, surgeon, and anesthesia mistakes in the operating room
Surgery & operating room malpractice: Are the doctors in the room?
It's risky business when surgeons & anesthesiologists handle multiple procedures in different operating rooms at the same time
True Results affiliated lap band surgeon Dr. Richard Wilkenfeld misdiagnoses holes in stomach & infection
Delayed treatment causes Army veteran multiple surgeries, permanent injuries
Anesthesia: Ask these questions before you're put under
Your anesthesiologist may not be in the operating room...are you fine with that?
Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital anesthesia team overdoses Propofol, causing death of 45-year-old woman
Propofol is the dangerous anesthetic drug involved in the deaths of Michael Jackson and Joan Rivers
Nurses and doctors have to watch for dangerous gastric outlet obstruction after bariatric surgery
Patients have to be able to hold down liquids before hospital discharge
Surgical errors can be reduced with a simple checklist
A U.S. Veterans Administration study showed that using a checklist and having simple, open communication among doctors, nurses, and the patient dramatically reduced surgical deaths.