Over 225,000 people die each year due to medical malpractice

Surgical malpractice is the cause of a startling number of deaths throughout the country. It is estimated that approximately 225,000 people die each year due to the negligence of health care providers and services, making medical malpractice the third leading cause of death in the United States, after heart disease and cancer.
Surgical malpractice is a form of medical malpractice that alleges that a surgeon failed to provide adequate treatment to patients resulting in injury or death.
Types of Surgical Errors
Every time a person has to undergo a surgical operation there are risks of medical and surgical malpractice. One form this kind of medical malpractice can take is in surgical errors. Surgical errors may range from consequences stemming from pre-operative care to perforations of internal organs by a surgical utensil during the performance of surgical procedures.
Some common surgical errors leading to malpractice claims include: • Use of unsanitary surgical utensils • Incorrect incision • Organ puncture or perforation • Surgery on wrong organ, wrong site surgery or wrong side surgery • Delayed surgery • Prolonged surgery
Surgeries Where Errors Most Often Occur
Surgical errors may occur in any kind of medical procedure involving intrusive and non-intrusive surgery.
Following are the most common types of surgeries where surgical errors occur: • Gastric bypass surgery• Childbirth • Cardiothoracic surgery• Thoracic surgery • Laparoscopic gallbladder surgery •
Proving Surgical Malpractice
There are numerous circumstances that may arise while on the operating room table that may lead to a faulty surgical performance or flawed surgical performance. Generally, to prove surgical malpractice, a plaintiff must show that a surgeon failed to exercise the degree of care and skill that a surgeon of the same medical specialty would use under similar circumstances.
When medical standards are not followed and competent treatment to patients is not provided, surgical malpractice cases can result. For these cases, a surgery malpractice lawyer is essential as he/she is familiar with the governing laws and implications. A surgery malpractice lawyer will work with the health care system to find out what your rights and legal options are.
If you or a loved one has been the victim of surgical malpractice, please contact an experienced surgical malpractice lawyer at http://www.sjweinberglaw.com/, or call Steve Weinberg at 888-321-1022