Baltimore Surgical Injury Lawyers

Do You Have a Surgical Injuries Case?

Unfortunately, surgical errors are way too common and may be directly responsible for causing a patient death or other serious complications. An injury due to a surgical error is a serious matter and requires the attention of experienced surgical injury lawyers.

Surgical errors such as performing the wrong surgical procedure, performing the surgical procedure incorrectly, operating on the wrong body part, and leaving surgical instruments and sponges inside the patient are examples of surgical errors caused by medical malpractice. An estimated 15,000 surgical patients have had an instrument left inside their body in the last few years in the US – This is just one example of a surgical error. Another major kind of surgical error involves a surgeon neglecting to collect the informed consent of the patient before conducting an operation. A doctor or surgeon must advise the patient of all associated risks and viable alternatives leading to the procedure. Surgical errors can commonly occur during routine procedures, including colonoscopies, appendix surgery, gall bladder surgery and plastic surgery and may also happen post-surgery while the patient is recovering as a result of  malpractice on the part of nurses or doctors.

Medical and surgical errors are the responsibility of the facility and individuals who administered medical care, regardless of the nature of the procedure. The Snyder Litigation Team accepts a limited number of cases each year in order to pay the highest degree of attention to our clients. Although most cases of surgical error are settled out of court, surgical injury lawyers Snyder & Snyder fight to get you the compensation you deserve, and prepare each case as if it were going to trial. If you or your loved one believe that you may have suffered a surgical error due to malpractice or medical negligence, call the experienced Maryland trial lawyers at Snyder & Snyder for a free consultation.