Bowel perforation is a known complication of laparoscopic abdominal surgery that must be diagnosed and repaired promptly
Houston's First Court of Appeals enters opinion allowing medical malpractice case to proceed
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Surgery
Esophageal perforation management and medical malpractice
Most of the time, a perforated esophagus is caused by a surgeon, physician or health care provider
Closed claims show common bariatric/weight loss surgery medical malpractice trends
It's important to check out the surgeon and surgical facility before proceeding with bariatric surgery
Wrong patient taken to kidney transplant surgery
Wrong patient, wrong site, wrong procedures are all sentinel events that should never happen
Upper endoscopy preoxygenation, anesthesia and medical malpractice
New specialty face mask will improve patient safety
Surgeons should take seriously patient complaints of pain after surgery
Abnormal pain can be the first sign of accidental damage to a nearby organ in the operating room
The dangers of oversedation for pain management, other office surgical procedures
Oversedation, poor carbon dioxide monitoring have been linked to brain injuries and deaths
The ins and outs of unavoidable healthcare injuries under Texas law
The failure to diagnose and treat an unavoidable injury may still be negligent
Are surgeons different from physicians in Texas?
While surgeons are doctors, they function differently
Operating room fires make the top 10 list of 2020 hospital sentinel/never events
Most OR fires include oxygen and either electrocautery or lasers