Although patient safety should be the top priority of doctors and surgeons in Delaware, sometimes safety procedures get neglected due to the fast-paced environment present in most hospitals these days. Medical personnel are commonly understaffed and often rushed. This...
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Surgical Errors
Dentists can also be held accountable for surgical errors
Oral surgery is often stereotyped as being minor and less risky than other types of surgeries. However, oral surgery can be just as complicated and intrusive as any other surgical procedure. Dentists in Delaware who perform these procedures must treat patients with an...
Woman awarded $5 million after surgical errors left her paralyzed
Although thousands of people in Delaware and across the country undergo surgical procedures every day, there is no such thing as a routine surgery. These descriptive words are used frequently, but truth be told, every surgical procedure comes with risk. One missed...
Surgical errors: No procedure is totally risk free
The words "routine surgery" get thrown around a lot. Truth be told, no surgical procedure is routine. There is risk involved anytime a patient undergoes surgery. Every year, hundreds of patients in Delaware and across the nation are injured or killed as a result of...
Surgical errors: Man awarded over $12 million in lawsuit
Thousands and thousands of people undergo surgical procedures everyday in Delaware and across the United States. Although surgery is relatively safe these days, surgical errors still happen at an alarming rate. Unfortunately, patients and families have to suffer the...
Family awarded nearly $5 million after alleged surgical errors
United States citizens have access to some of the best medical care in the world. Skilled physicians and surgeons in Delaware and across the country combine their knowledge and expertise with advanced technology to provide the best possible care for patients....
Surgical errors: Man wins over $3 million in lawsuit
With all the technological advancements and stringent regulations put in place in recent years, one would think that surgical procedures are safer now than ever before. However, this is unfortunately not the case. Surgical errors cause thousands of injuries and deaths...
Surgical errors: Lawsuit filed after negligent shoulder surgery
Incredible trust is placed in the hands of physicians and surgeons when a person needs a surgical procedure or any kind of medical treatment. In the state of Delaware, the vast majority of surgeons and doctors are incredibly skilled and highly-trained individuals who...
Surgical errors can happen despite tecnological advancements
Medical technology has improved by leaps and bounds in recent years, making procedures that were once complicated seem almost routine. Newly implemented regulations have also helped to make surgical procedure safer than ever before. There are literally thousands of...
Surgical errors happen far more often than most realize
Due to amazing advancements in medical technology, there seems to be an increasing sentiment that surgical procedures are safer today than ever before. While it's true that technology has made once complicated surgeries now routine, there are still high levels of risk...