Pennsylvania Wrong Site Surgery Lawyer

Because most surgeries that are performed in the United States are done so without any mistakes or mishaps, few people consider the consequences that can occur when a mistake is made. Surgeons are trusted medical professionals who are expected to perform the correct surgical procedure every time. Thus, when a surgeon performs a surgery on the incorrect site, it can be a devastating experience.

If a wrong site surgery has happened to you, contact the experienced Pennsylvania medical malpractice lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 610-667-7511, who understand the steps necessary to make sure that you are compensated for all of your damages, be they physical, financial, or emotional.

How do wrong site surgeries happen?

In most cases, one patient is handled by many different medical professionals, including administrative staff, nurses, doctors, surgeons, and anesthesiologists. Occasionally, key information may be lost or miscommunicated between two medical professionals. Generally, these errors occur with body parts or organs that are symmetrical, such as hands, feet, legs, arms, eyes, kidneys, testicles, ovaries, or ears.

If a surgeon is not informed properly, he may perform surgery on the left body part instead of the right, or vice versa. Without a formalized method of double-checking surgeries before they are performed, a surgeon may simply assume that he or she has been accurately informed and perform the surgery without a second thought.

When a surgery is performed on the wrong site, the original condition may progress and worsen, potentially causing disability or other physical hardships. The emotional trauma of being incorrectly operated upon can be extremely upsetting and is compounded by the lost wages and medical expenses that may result from the surgery.

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When you are having a surgery performed, it is expected that the surgeon will perform his or her duties professionally and accurately. Having a surgery performed on the incorrect site is a violation of trust, and it has very real financial and medical ramifications.

The Pennsylvania wrong site surgery lawyer at Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. will fight to ensure that all of your expenses, both tangible and intangible, are compensated for. Contact our offices at 610-667-7511 to learn about how we will fight to see that medical professionals are held accountable for their actions.