Surgical Error or Surgeon Mistake?

Let Our Juneau and Anchorage Medical Malpractice Attorneys Help

Dillon & Findley, P.C., is a well respected medical malpractice firm that represents Alaska patients who have been the victim of surgical errors, birth injuries, a failure to diagnose, and other forms of medical negligence. Each lawyer at our firm is knowledgeable in medical malpractice, and we have recovered substantial damages for many individual patients and their families.

Surgical errors can occur in any procedure. Common types of surgical errors include performing unnecessary surgery, unintended nicking or cutting of nerves, arteries, organs or other body parts, medication errors, post-surgical infections, leaving surgical sponges or instruments in the patient, and wrong-site surgeries.

According to a study by the Institute of Medicine, between 44,000 and 98,000 people die in hospitals each year due to preventable medical errors. A large amount of these errors can be attributed to errors made during surgery. Another study revealed that nearly eighty percent of all doctors and fifty percent of the nurses surveyed had witnessed a colleague make an error or take a dangerous short cut during the course of a medical procedure.

To bring a surgical medical malpractice claim, Alaska law requires proof by a preponderance of the evidence that a healthcare provider fell below the standard of care in performing surgery and that this breach of standard of care caused injury or death. To satisfy this burden of proof, expert witness opinion testimony is generally required.

Surgical errors do occur and we help our clients recover compensation for the emotional and financial difficulties that arise as a result of such errors. If you believe you are a victim of a surgical error, our attorneys may be able to assist you. Contact an experienced medical malpractice attorney at Dillon & Findley, P.C. to answer your medical malpractice questions today.