When you undergo any medical procedure, you place your trust in your doctor. This is especially true if you are having surgery, as you count on your doctor to perform the operation with the utmost skill to minimize your risk.
Unfortunately, there are many situations where surgeons fall short of providing even a basic minimum level of care. In these difficult circumstances, victims have the right to pursue a claim for monetary compensation for the losses caused by their surgeon's failures.
Pursuing a surgical malpractice claim can be complicated, though, because the average person isn't usually aware of what constitutes negligence during a complex medical procedure.
That's why it's so important to work with an experienced Montgomery surgical errors attorney who can help you gather the evidence you need to determine the cause of your injury and prove who was to blame so you can recover full and fair compensation for damages.
Singleton Schreiber has decades of experience representing victims of surgical errors. Our caring and compassionate legal team has recovered millions by negotiating fair settlements, presenting compelling cases in court, and advocating for our clients to meet their needs as we fight for justice.
To find out more about the customized legal services our Montgomery injury attorneys offer to surgical error victims, give us a call today to schedule your free consultation.
What Are Surgical Errors?
Surgical errors take many different forms, but the term broadly refers to any mistakes made by a surgeon or members of the care team that affect the health of the patient and the outcome of the procedure. Some of the most common types of mistakes include:
- Not obtaining informed consent
- Not providing appropriate pre-op instructions
- Operating on the wrong patient
- Operating on the wrong part of the body
- Failure to sterilize surgical instruments or maintain a sterile surgical field
- Leaving foreign objects inside the body
- Making mistakes during the surgical procedure
- Delivering the wrong type or dose of anesthesia
- Inadequate monitoring post-op
- Failure to provide appropriate post-op care
- Failure of surgical equipment or improper use of surgical equipment
- Poor communication among medical staff
These are some of the many examples of things that can go wrong when doctors or care providers do not live up to their obligations. These errors can and should be prevented, but sometimes negligence causes these serious mistakes to occur and causes devastating harm to affected patients.
What Are The Consequences Of Surgical Errors?
There are many potential consequences of surgical errors that could affect patients. Some of the complications that can result from a doctor or care provider botching surgeries include:
- Receiving an incorrect or inappropriate surgical procedure
- Infection
- Surgical complications such as blood loss or nerve damage
- Permanent impairment, such as a patient becoming blind due to failed eye surgery or becoming unable to walk because of problems during spinal cord surgery
- Death
Patients may have to pay expensive medical bills and undergo more surgical procedures to correct the damage that was done. In some cases, the consequences are permanent, and the patient cannot be restored to the way they were before the surgical mistakes happened. Botched surgeries can even lead to death, leaving grieving loved ones behind.
Doctors and the clinics that employ negligent surgeons should be held responsible for compensating victims for these losses, including paying for economic damages like medical bills and lost wages, as well as for nonfinancial damages such as compensation for pain and suffering, emotional distress, and decreased quality of life.
How Can A Montgomery Surgical Errors Attorney Help You?
If you have been harmed by a surgeon, you should reach out to a lawyer as soon as possible who has experience in medical malpractice claims.
Getting legal help is important because these cases can be very complicated, as not every mistake made by a doctor leads to legal liability. The mistake must have been one that a reasonably competent professional with the same training would not have made under the same circumstances.
In other words, it is up to you to prove that the defendant:
- Had a legal obligation to you, which was breached because the surgeon or other caregiver's acts or omissions were below an accepted standard of care.
- Harmed you as a direct result of violating that legal obligation, or caused you to experience losses you would not have experienced just based on your pre-existing medical issues
Typically, proving these elements of your case requires expert testimony and compelling evidence.
Singleton Schreiber understands the intricacies of malpractice claims and has a team of experts who can help you to present technical evidence in a way that is understandable to the everyday people who will decide your claim.
Our firm does more than just help you to identify the right legal arguments, gather evidence, and make your claim, though. We can also help you to identify all defendants who could be held accountable to you, including hospitals and care facilities under various liability rules.
We have built strong cases that have helped clients to get fair settlements, we've stood up to big-name insurers to fight for justice, and we've gone to court to pursue the compensation that our clients deserve -- and we've won millions and earned many five-star client reviews in the process.
We can bring this legal knowledge and skill to your claim from day one, so as soon as you have been harmed by a surgeon, you should reach out to take advantage of the assistance we can offer.
Contact Singleton Schreiber Today
Singleton Schreiber takes our responsibility to our clients seriously, and we will not stop fighting in or out of court to get the money you deserve after a surgical error harms you or results in the loss of your loved one.
Your consultation is free with our firm, and we do not charge legal fees unless we recover compensation for you, so there's no reason not to give us a call and find out what we can do for you.
Reach out today to talk with a Montgomery surgical errors attorney who is here and ready to help as you cope with rebuilding after a surgeon caused you harm.
