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Helping You Fight For Compensation For Surgical Injuries

Serious injuries can occur when surgical procedures go wrong. This can have life-altering impacts on patients. If you have suffered surgical injuries and believe they were the result of medical malpractice, it is important to have a full picture of your rights. Turn to medical malpractice attorney Kevin Goldberg for the complete, honest guidance you deserve.

Lawyer Goldberg provides compassionate legal support to surgical injury victims across Maryland, Washington, D.C. and Virginia. Based in Gaithersburg, his firm of Goldberg Law, LLC, is committed to pursuing justice for clients.

Read on to learn more about surgical injuries, their consequences and how medical malpractice claims can help victims.

Common Surgery-Related Injuries

There are many different types of surgery-related injuries, such as:

  • Wrong-site surgery: When procedures are performed on the wrong body part
  • Anesthesia issues: Complications from incorrect dosage or administration
  • Retained surgical instruments: When tools are left inside the body
  • Nerve damage: These injuries can cause numbness, weakness and pain
  • Infections: Such as surgical site infections, pneumonia and blood infections
  • Pulmonary embolism: Blood clots that travel to the lungs
  • Gastric bypass injuries: Clots, hernias and other complications from weight-loss surgeries
  • Amputations: Some surgical complications end up requiring removal of a body part
  • Fatal injuries: Wrongful death claims may be a possibility for families of victims

Whatever surgical injuries you or a loved one have suffered, attorney Goldberg is here to explain your legal options.

Far-Reaching Consequences

Surgical injuries can impact patients in fundamental and long-lasting ways. They can expose individuals to:

  • Physical pain and suffering
  • Emotional distress and trauma
  • Financial burdens from medical expenses and lost income
  • Quality of life impacts
  • Loss or reduction of the ability to work
  • The possibility of long-term or permanent disability

Medical malpractice attorneys can advise victims and families on what relief could be available to help them cope with such impacts.

Do All Surgical Injuries Qualify As Malpractice?

No, not all surgical injuries constitute malpractice. Surgical procedures inherently carry risks, and injuries sometimes occur despite doctors and nurses following appropriate protocols. Generally, surgical injuries are only malpractice when they result from improper conduct by medical professionals.

What Types Of Medical Mistakes Can Lead To Surgical Injuries?

There are a wide variety of surgical errors or missteps that can expose patients to injuries. Examples include:

  • Surgeon negligence or inexperience
  • Inadequate preoperative planning
  • Unsanitary operating room conditions
  • Miscommunication among medical staff
  • Defective surgical equipment
  • Improper use of surgical tools
  • Failure to properly monitor the patient
  • Poor post-operative care

Attorney Goldberg can investigate your surgical injury case to look for potential signs that harmful medical mistakes occurred.

The Basics Of Surgery-Related Medical Malpractice Claims

Medical malpractice claims are an important tool for patients who were exposed to surgical errors. They allow patients to pursue compensation for things such as medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering. Generally, to succeed in such a claim, you need to show that a surgical team failed to live up to the standard of care and that this failure caused you to suffer harmful injuries. There is a time limit for filing such lawsuits (called a statute of limitations), which varies by state. So, prompt action can be critical.

What To Know About Informed Consent

Informed consent is a patient’s right to understand the risks and benefits of a surgical procedure before agreeing to it. Violations of this principle can occur when medical professionals:

  • Fail to explain a procedure clearly and accurately
  • Overstate its benefits
  • Understate or fail to note key risks
  • Fail to mention alternate options
  • Engage in coercion to get consent
  • Perform a different procedure than what was agreed to

Failure to obtain informed consent can be the basis of a medical malpractice lawsuit. So, it can be a critical issue in surgical injury cases.

Why Seek Legal Help

If you or a loved one has suffered a surgical injury, seeking quality legal assistance is vital. Surgical malpractice cases are very complex, and missteps could cut off important routes for getting financial relief. An experienced medical malpractice attorney can:

  • Explain and advocate for your rights
  • Help you pursue appropriate legal remedies
  • Guide you on avoiding common pitfalls
  • Address challenges that arise with your case
  • Explore all options for maximizing your compensation

Goldberg Law, LLC, is committed to fighting for the rights of injured surgical patients.

Get A Free Consultation On Your Surgical Injury Case

Surgical injuries can be devastating. It is critical to hold medical professionals accountable when their negligence exposes patients to such harm. If you suspect medical malpractice was behind surgical injuries you or a loved one suffered, take action now. Contact Goldberg Law, LLC, for a free consultation by calling 301-960-8004 or getting in touch online.