Maryland Surgery Error Lawyer
Our Maryland malpractice lawyers handle surgery error lawsuits against Maryland hospitals and Maryland surgeons who have negligently caused injury to a patient during surgery. Maryland has many great surgeons, some of the best surgeons in the world perform surgery every day in Maryland hospitals. But there are exceptions that often lead to exceptional surgical errors for which Maryland law may provide compensation. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality found in a study last year that surgical errors cost our country approximately $1.5 billion every year and that 1 in 10 patients who die within 90 days of surgery did so the result of a medical error that could have been prevented. The Institute of Medicine estimate was even higher: $2 billion. More importantly, the IOM report estimated 7,000 surgical deaths annually in the United States.
If you or someone you love has been the victim of a surgical mistake on the operating table, you need a Maryland surgical error lawyer you can trust to fight for you. Our surgery error lawyers will investigate your case. If our lawyers find that you have a viable malpractice case, we will retain the medical experts required to testify on your behalf to put you in a position for success either by settlement or at trial.
There are many different types of surgical error cases in Maryland. Some errors are painfully obvious: if the surgeon is supposed to operate on the patient's left leg and the surgeon operates on the right leg, that is pretty clear. But not every case is as facile as a wrong site surgery case. Regrettably, for surgical error lawyers representing victims, most cases are far more nuanced. Moreover, not every medical error is medical malpractice. The job of our surgery malpractice lawyers is to sort though these claims to determine whether there is a possible malpractice case associated with the injury.
The most common surgical mistakes include:
- Cardiac surgery
- Gallbladder removal surgery (cut of common bile duct)
- Wrong site surgery (usually orthopedic)
- Child birth injuries
- Burn injuries
- Anesthesia errors
- Post surgery infections (usually staph infection)
- Gastric bypass surgery
- Laparoscopic intestinal surgery
- Thoracic surgery
If you have been injured as the result of medical or hospital malpractice or negligence, call our Maryland hospital malpractice lawyers at 800-553-8082 or click here for a free consultation.
Other Maryland Medical Malpractice Resources for Malpractice Lawyers and Victims
- Medical Malpractice in Maryland (general information on medical malpractice cases in Maryland)
- Hospital Infections (malpractice issues relating to hospital infections which are often post surgery)
- Sample Attorney Deposition of Defendant Doctor's Medical Expert (sample deposition of defendant's expert's deposition in a Maryland medical malpractice case)
- Maryland Medical Malpractice Lawyer Blog (discusses medical malpractice issues in Maryland and around the country)
- Informed Consent in Maryland (what is required for an informed consent case under Maryland law)
- Bringing Medical Malpractice Claims in Maryland (what needs to be done before filing a medical malpractice claim in Maryland)
- Medical Malpractice Recovery Rates for Surgical Negligence and Improper Medication (median and average malpractice jury verdicts and settlements around the country and in Maryland in malpractice claims involving surgical negligence and/or improper medication)
- Maryland Medical Malpractice Statute of Limitations (discusses how much time a Maryland medical malpractice lawyer has in which to bring a claim)
- Sample Medical Malpractice Complaint (sample complaint filed by our lawyers in a medical malpractice case)
- Sample Attorney Deposition of Medical Malpractice Doctor (sample deposition of defendant doctor accused of medical malpractice)
- Requirements for Certificate of Merit in Maryland Malpractice Cases
(what is required to file a medical malpractice lawsuit in Baltimore