Surgical Errors

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention there were more than fifty million surgical procedures in the United States in 2010. Each time a person has undergoes 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.

Unfortunately, surgical errors are not as uncommon as many would like to believe. Thousands of people are injured every year by surgical errors related to medical negligence. Medical negligence, or malpractice, involves a medical professional's failure to exercise the skill, care, and prudence necessary to prevent causing a patient injury or illness. Surgical errors are some of the most shocking and devastating of all medical mistakes.

Causes of Surgical Errors

Causes of Surgical Errors may include Poor Pre-Operative Planning, Errors During A Procedure, or Post-Operative Injuries

Examples of surgical errors include:

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