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Surgical Errors
How can you prevent errors from affecting your child during surgery?
When you have to take your child in for surgery, it’s already upsetting and nerve-racking. You want to make sure that everything goes the way it should and that they don’t end up with injuries or pass away as a result of errors. How can you make sure the surgery is as...
What are the risks of C-section deliveries?
Cesarean sections – referred to as “C-sections” – have become a more common method used by doctors for high-risk pregnancies and deliveries. But the number of low-risk procedures has also risen. Nearly one-third of all deliveries in the U.S. involve a C-section. While...
Surgery errors are 2nd most common medical malpractice claim
A new report says surgery-related claims over doctor errors are the second most commonly filed complaints related to medical malpractice. The study, by insurer Coverys, examined five years of closed medical malpractice claims from 2014 to 2018 and found that surgical...
Oregon patients at risk: Surgical errors and other issues
When preparing for surgery, it is typical to meet with an Oregon surgeon, private physician and other members of the medical team ahead of time. During such meetings, the procedure itself might be discussed, as well as other issues, including post-op recovery,...
Never events: Surgical errors that should never happen
When an Oregon medical patient is scheduled for surgery, he or she typically understands that all surgical procedures involve a certain amount of personal injury risk. However, every patient has the right to reasonably expect that surgeons, nurses, anesthesiologists,...
Oregon patients at risk for wrong-site surgical errors
When someone in Oregon undergoes surgery, his or her care is entrusted to the surgeon and medical team. Negligence of any kind can have disastrous results. Sadly, wrong-site surgical errors are a significant concern throughout the country. When a person is admitted to...
Preventing surgical errors in Oregon
When people go to the hospital for an operation, they trust the surgeons and staff will treat the matter with the utmost professionalism and that everything will go according to plan. However, this does not always happen. Unfortunately, 32 patients lost their lives...
Woman claims surgical errors caused bladder damage
Many people in Oregon and elsewhere have a fear of going to see a doctor. Some have irrational worries about needles or pain while others simply worry about what diagnosis they will receive. Most view doctors as a necessity of life and put their trust in doctors'...
Surgical errors lead to woman’s death following colon surgery
Colon polyps are a very common diagnosis for adults. Most of the time, they are benign growths and are usually removed during a colonoscopy. Sometimes, however, they have to be removed surgically. Although polyp removal is a very common surgery in Oregon, as with any...