Military Surgical Error Attorneys

What Are the Different Types of Surgical Errors?

Different types of surgical errors include:

• Wrong site: The procedure is not done on the correct part of the patient’s body.
• Wrong patient: The procedure is not done on the correct patient.
• Wrong procedure: The wrong procedure is completed compared to what was originally planned.
• Foreign objects left behind: Foreign objects like sponges or gauze are left inside the patient when the surgery is completed.

Nearly all surgical errors – other than operating on the wrong patient – also carry a high risk of necessitating corrective surgery to fix the original surgical error. Like any surgery, corrective surgery can carry its own risks of complications. In this way, a patient’s risk of a bad result or a bad reaction to the surgical procedure is at least doubled because they will need at least one additional surgery.

How Surgical Errors Happen

Surgical errors are often the result of a medical provider’s carelessness or negligence. What might seem like a simple mistake in any other context could prove disastrous in the context of surgery.

Surgical errors can occur due to:

• Mixing up patient files
• Not reviewing the patient’s medical history
• Poor pre-surgery planning
• Disorganization in the operating room
• Not sanitizing all surgical equipment
• Rushing through an operation
• Unfamiliarity with the operation
• Poor communication among surgery team members

Proving Negligence After a Surgical Error

To prepare your surgical error case, we will want to look for pieces of evidence that can help prove your point. After all, we can expect that the military hospital or military medical provider will try to argue that the outcome of your surgery was unavoidable or something that could be expected given your health condition. Even if you go through an administrative process to seek damages as the FTCA requires, the opposing side will have a chance to argue against you. With the right evidence in hand, though, we can try to cement your case and steer the hearing toward a fair settlement or arrangement that gets you the support you need.

Evidence that could help prepare your case includes the following and more:

• Your medical records
• Medical notes recorded during the surgery
• Testimony from third-party medical experts

Contact Our Military Surgical Errors Attorneys Today

You don’t have to search far to get legal counsel after a military medical provider’s surgical error caused you to suffer a serious or permanent injury. National Trial Law has the resources and experience needed to help clients nationwide. With more than 50 years of trial experience and a focus on complex military medical malpractice cases, we’re ready to fight for your rights.

Call (833) 913-1885 now to get started with our military surgical errors lawyers. Se Hable Español.