Duluth Surgical Errors Lawyer

Types of Dangerous Surgical Errors

A study performed at John Hopkins University in 2016 suggests that an estimated 250,000 people die from medical errors each year. Some of these occur in the operating room due to surgical errors and resulting complications. Surgical errors can be devastating to the patient who has put their life and body in the hands of their surgeon. Some of the surgical errors and complications that can result in injury or death include:

• Anesthesia errors – dosage, negligence in monitoring patient
• Wrong site errors – surgery on the wrong body area
• Wrong procedure – performing an incorrect procedure
• Wrong patient – performing surgery on the wrong patient
• Foreign objects left inside patient
• Nerve damage or other injuries caused by incorrect surgical techniques
• Infection caused by negligence