Wrong Patient Surgery
There have been many radical changes in the American healthcare system over the course of the past century. For example, the structure of Health Maintenance Organizations and other entities has served to create an increasingly dense series of bureaucratic layers that have made the traditional doctor-patient relationship little more than a quaint artifact of the past. Nothing demonstrates this more clearly than the alarming frequency with which surgical procedures are performed on the wrong patient.
If you have been the victim of this particularly egregious form of medical malpractice, there have likely been adverse consequences for your physical, emotional, and financial health. Pursuing the matter through a civil lawsuit can help you gain the financial compensation that you deserve. Contact the Houston wrong patient surgery lawyers of Williams Kherkher at 832-369-8296.
Potential Disasters
There are many different factors that may contribute to the performance of an operation on the incorrect patient, none of which are excusable. Some of these may include the presence of the wrong patient file, the lack of sufficient familiarity for sight recognition of a patient by the surgical team, and the incorrect transcription of a doctor’s notes onto the wrong patient’s paperwork. This creates the potential for the following health disasters:
- Removal of a healthy organ or anatomical structure
- The use of an incompatible donor organ
- Delayed performance of the surgical procedure that a patient is supposed to undergo
Contact Us
The Houston surgical error lawyers of Williams Kherkher are committed to helping the victims of medical malpractice and to helping put an end to these abhorrent mistakes. Contact us at 832-369-8296 to begin your fight for justice.