surgical errors

January 2011

Risks of AF Ablation: What Doctors Aren’t Telling Patients

By |2022-02-17T23:39:24+00:00January 7th, 2011|Medical Malpractice|

Feeling dizzy and having heart palpitations? Think you're having a heart attack? That may not be the case. Atrial fibrillation (AF), or "A Fib," affects 250,000 Americans each year, and has similar symptoms to a heart attack but is not life-threatening. In its most simple terms, AF causes a rapid, irregular heart rhythm - it [...]

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November 2010

Increased Wrong-Site, Wrong-Procedure and Wrong-Patient Surgeries Despite Universal Safety Protocol

By |2019-03-18T22:03:35+00:00November 8th, 2010|Medical Malpractice|

Waking up from surgery to discover that the wrong leg was amputated or that the wrong level of your spine was operated on sounds like a nightmare. Tragically, such wrong-site, wrong-procedure or wrong-patient surgical mistakes are a part of reality. The Joint Commission, who accredits and certifies American health organizations, estimates that incorrect procedures still [...]

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