Surgical Error Claims and Your Legal Rights
Surgical errors are preventable errors that fall below the standard of care required of medical professionals. The negative impact of a surgical error on your life can be difficult to overstate. Having an experienced surgical error injury attorney at Ginsberg & O’Connor in your corner can make a big difference in the outcome of your Cherry Hill, NJ, claim, and it is always advised.
How Surgical Errors Happen
Surgical errors are often the result of a breakdown in the standard of care that medical professionals and facilities owe their patients. Prime examples include all the following:
- A breakdown in communications within the surgical team
- Inadequate preparation, such as a lack of planning before the operation, or failure to properly review the patient’s medical history
- Medical equipment that isn’t properly maintained, is unsanitary, doesn’t fit the intended use, or is otherwise faulty.
- Failure to implement the appropriate checklist for surgical safety
- Surgical team members who lack the training necessary to participate in the surgery or who are exhausted, distracted, or otherwise dangerously negligent
Any one of these can directly cause a serious injury that leads to immense losses.
The Standard of Care You Are Owed
As a surgical patient, you are owed a high standard of care. While perfection is not a possibility, every member of your surgical team is required to uphold the professional standard set by the medical profession.
This means that each must take the same precautions and follow the same protocols that their reasonably prudent professional peers would under similar circumstances. A professional peer is another medical professional with the same level of professional training, the same professional focus, and the same available equipment. When a medical professional deviates from what a reasonably prudent peer would do in the same situation, it can support a surgical error claim.
Your Legal Rights
If a medical provider’s professional negligence injures you, you can seek compensation for your legal damages in several primary categories. A surgical error can leave you far worse off than you were heading into surgery, which is a clear low point to begin with and highlights how immense your losses can be.
Your Medical Costs
The medical expenses you incur following a surgical error can be steep and ongoing. Expert witnesses can speak to the scope of your losses in this arena.
Your Lost Earnings
Surgery can keep you off the job for a significant amount of time. A surgical error can amplify this effect. If your ability to do your job or advance your career is affected, it can diminish your future earning potential.
Your Pain and Suffering
The physical pain and emotional suffering you endure can surpass your other losses combined.
Speak with Our Experienced Surgical Error Injury Lawyer Today
The dedicated Cherry Hill medical surgical error attorneys at Ginsberg & O’Connor take great pride in our reputation for faithfully pursuing optimal outcomes for all our valued clients, and we’re here for you, too. Learn more by contacting us online or by calling our firm at 856-727-1991 today.