Surgeons, doctors, and other medical professionals are human and can make mistakes. However, there are certain medical errors deemed so shocking that they should never happen. These are called “never events,” and they present strong grounds for a legal case; a primary category is the unintended retention of a foreign object in a patient after surgery.
If you believe you may have a foreign objects left after surgery lawsuit in Stamford, seek the skilled legal guidance of an experienced surgical malpractice attorney at Berkowitz Hanna.
When a medical team performs surgery, they use a wide range of equipment. This can include surgical tools, clamps, sponges, needles, tubes, surgical towels, and more. The medical professionals involved are responsible for applying their medical training, skill, and experience to properly use these tools and follow all medical protocols and safety standards during the surgical process. This includes removing each item before completing the surgery.
The medical sponge, used to soak up blood during surgery, is relatively small and can be difficult to see when soaked with blood, so it is the most common item left inside patients post-surgery. Our Stamford lawyers have extensive experience with such foreign object surgical error cases.
Each case of a surgical team member leaving an external object inside a patient’s body after surgery has unique circumstances that our attorneys in Stamford can investigate. There are, however, several typical causes, including:
If the medical team did not provide the patient with the standard of care they were owed, the patient may have a valid lawsuit.
The “standard of care” refers to a doctor’s requirement to use the same safety precautions that other medical professionals at the same level would have employed under similar circumstances. When a medical professional fails to act as their peers would or acts in a way their peers would not, an individual may have grounds for a medical malpractice claim.
Considerable risk exists when an object is accidentally left in a patient’s body during surgery, as our Stamford legal team knows and has successfully litigated. The patient can experience very serious complications that include dangerous infections and internal injuries.
Often, an additional surgery is required to resolve the problem. All told, the consequences of such a mistake can lead to profound consequences that could alter the course of the patient’s life.
A key component of a medical malpractice lawsuit is carefully defining the losses the patient has suffered as a result of a medical professional’s negligence. These may include medical expenses, including additional surgeries and ongoing health care needs, lost wages/earning potential, and physical and emotional pain and suffering. We can help Stamford patients take swift legal action against a negligent surgical team that forgot a foreign object inside them during a procedure.
If you think you may have a foreign objects left after surgery lawsuit in Stamford, do not wait to address the matter. Berkowitz Hanna is one of the top three medical malpractice firms in the state, and we are committed to skillfully compiling a strong case that succinctly establishes how medical negligence led to the losses you have suffered.
Your ability to recover as fully as possible could hinge on the outcome of your case, so reach out to us online or call us today.
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