COMMON TYPES OF SURGICAL ERRORS IN NORRISTOWN
According to a 2021 NIH publication, surgical errors cost approximately $20 billion annually. But that does not seem to be reducing the number of surgical errors that continue to happen in Pennsylvania and across the country. What is worse, a 2017 survey by the University of Chicago found that sixty-two percent of victims of surgical errors were not informed of the mistake by their providers.
With this in mind, you may not always be aware that you are a victim of a surgical error. Your healthcare provider may attempt to make it seem as though routine side effects or other risks occurred that caused your injury or illness. For this reason, after you have suffered an injury or illness after surgery, it may be in your best interest to have your case reviewed by a Norristown surgical errors lawyer.
There are some types of surgical errors that are seen more often in court than others. Some of these could include:
- Infections
- Operating on the wrong body part
- Operating on the wrong person
- Performing the wrong surgery
- Performing an unnecessary surgery
- Performing an inappropriate surgery
- Leaving surgical instruments in body cavities
- Anesthesia mistakes
If you have suspicions that any of the previously mentioned types of surgical errors, or another type of surgical error caused your injury or illness, get help from a surgical errors attorney in Norristown
