Obstetrician, hospitalist, other physicians fail to diagnose damaged ureter, internal urine leak after hysterectomy
Woman faced 50+ day hospitalization because of unrecognized complication
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Surgery
Neurosurgeons face class action lawsuit alleging unnecessary spine surgeries
Liability for unneeded surgeries can be broad
Jury holds orthopedic surgery group accountable in compartment syndrome case
Young adult patient had surgery for broken leg, was discharged despite signs of compartment syndrome
Texas trauma surgeons lose at trial with the "blame the patient" defense
Jury sided with plaintiff who alleged trauma surgeons didn't order antibiotics despite contaminated deep laceration from hand to shoulder
Adhesions increase the risk of abdominal or pelvic surgery
Experts advise surgeons to convert from laparoscopic to open surgery when encountering severe adhesions
Bariatric surgery malpractice can leave patients with permanent colostomy
Post-operative care is crucial to diagnose and correct surgical complications
Jury awards $12 million in esophageal intubation case
Surgical patient was left with a permanent brain injury requiring round-the-clock care
Post-operative infections, sepsis can trigger a stroke
Unrecognized bowel perforations during abdominal surgery can lead to deadly complications when not timely diagnosed and surgically repaired
See what the El Paso Court of Appeals has to say about an OB/GYN surgeon not doing a surgery he charged for, leaving the patient in the dark
Wrongful birth cases have been frowned on by Texas courts, but the court's opinion takes a different approach
Study links surgeons, physicians, providers not listening to patients to diagnostic errors
Cognitive bias and communications errors are dangerous