Tag Archives: Surgical Malpractice
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Malpractice Payments for Surgical “Never Events” Totaled $1.3B: Report
An estimated 4,000 surgical errors occur every year involving “never events,” which are medical mistakes widely accepted as avoidable problems. Over the past 20 years, medical malpractice lawsuits involving such…
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Consolidation of da Vinci Robotic Surgery Litigation to be Heard Next Week
A panel of federal judges is scheduled to hear oral arguments next week on whether all federal product liability lawsuits filed over problems with the da Vinci surgical robot should…
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Weck Hem-o-Lok Surgical Clips Linked to Kidney Donor Deaths: Report
Some surgeons continue to use Weck Hem-o-Lok surgical clips for kidney transplant operations, despite warnings and a number of patient deaths, federal health officials warn.
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Surgical Fire Lawsuit Filed Over Burns During Heart Surgery
A Florida hospital faces a medical malpractice lawsuit over a surgical fire that caused a man to suffer second-degree burns to his shoulder, chest and neck during a pacemaker operation.
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Patient Pictures May Prevent Some Medical Mistakes, Researchers Say
Attaching pictures to patients’ electronic medical records could significantly reduce the number of medical mistakes that occur throughout the United States, preventing nurses from giving patients the wrong drugs and…
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Intuitive Surgical Opposes MDL for da Vinci Robot Surgery Lawsuits
Intuitive Surgical, Inc., the manufacturers of the da Vinci surgical robot, which has been the subject of several product liability lawsuits filed by individuals who have experienced complications following robotic…
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Hospital Malpractice Lawsuit Filed Over Operating Room Table Fall
A Connecticut woman has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against a New Haven hospital after suffering severe injuries when she fell off of an operating room table.
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Lawsuit Alleges da Vinci Surgical Robot Caused Death After Hysterectomy
The father of a New York City woman has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Intuitive Surgical, Inc., alleging that his daughter died from injuries sustained following the use of…
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Hospital Accidents and Mistakes Often Go Unreported: Report
A new federal report has found that only about 14 percent of all medical mistakes that harm patients in hospitals nationwide are ever actually reported.
