Jury awards $12 million in esophageal intubation case
Surgical patient was left with a permanent brain injury requiring round-the-clock care
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Surgery
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
Laparoscopic surgery: Minimally invasive, but what about the risk?
Most injuries occur during placement of surgical equipment
What procedures have the highest death rates in ambulatory surgery centers?
There are 570 licensed ambulatory surgical centers in Texas
Gall bladder surgery and common bile duct injury negligence
With proper surgical precautions, the common bile duct, and important structure, shouldn't be cut by mistake
Surgical patients may require anticoagulation medications because of DVT risk
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) can cause pulmonary embolism, death
Houston dermatologist and his so-called cosmetic surgery center lose medical malpractice appeal
Physician trained as a dermatologist performs cosmetic surgeries
Patient suffers cut esophagus during hiatal hernia surgery
Even known complications must be timely diagnosed and treated