224 Posts

Surgery

Obstetrician, hospitalist, other physicians fail to diagnose damaged ureter, internal urine leak after hysterectomy

Obstetrician, hospitalist, other physicians fail to diagnose damaged ureter, internal urine leak after hysterectomy

Woman faced 50+ day hospitalization because of unrecognized complication

Neurosurgeons face class action lawsuit alleging unnecessary spine surgeries

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Study links surgeons, physicians, providers not listening to patients to diagnostic errors

Cognitive bias and communications errors are dangerous