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Laparoscopic Surgery Malpractice
Advances in modern medicine have allowed surgeries to become less invasive through the use of miniature cameras, which allow surgeons to perform operations without leaving scars longer than about an inch.
While laparoscopic surgery has the benefit of reduced invasiveness, it does come with its setbacks, which includes medical negligence.
As a result, if you have suffered serious injuries, you may have a medical malpractice case and may be eligible for financial compensation in the form of a settlement with the insurance company or a jury verdict.
How a Personal Injury Lawyer Can Help You
The experienced Chicago trial lawyers at Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers LLC can help you file a lawsuit if you have suffered personal injury from medical malpractice. Our law firm has decades of collective experience helping on the plaintiff side in Cook County and throughout the state of Illinois. When your surgery goes wrong, you need a medical malpractice attorney.
Surgical Errors Made by Medical Professionals
Due to reduced visibility overall because of cameras in tight spaces, surgeons have been known to misidentify organs and make incisions where they were not intended. Injuries sustained due to these errors may be defined as medical malpractice— especially when they go uncorrected and cause undue harm or death. Depending on the procedure, you may suffer internal injuries, including:
- Injuries to the small intestine
- Perforated bowel
- A cut bile duct
- Gallbladder damage
Causes of Injury during Laparoscopic Procedures
Laparoscopic surgery did not exist when many of the veteran surgeons that practice medicine today went through medical school, and they needed to learn how to perform the procedures on the job as a result.
Many of the errors that surgeons make can be corrected if they are noticed and identified in time during the surgery. It is often the case that a “specialist” is brought in not only to oversee the procedure in general but to step in and correct any damage caused by an operating surgeon’s error.
The main cause of injury during laparoscopic surgery is the failure to notice that an incision was made in the wrong location or when the specialist is not available or called in to repair the damage.
Medical malpractice can be claimed if the surgeon failed to notice and correct damage, didn’t inform the specialist of any complications that needed a second look, didn’t observe the patient properly after the procedure for evidence of surgical error or didn’t implement the proper use of antibiotics in order to prevent or treat an infection.
Types of Injury Caused by Laparoscopic Errors
The most common injury caused by laparoscopic error is untreated internal bleeding that can cause infection, septic shock, or death. Other injuries include complications that arise due to the wrong organs being nicked or lacerated during the procedure. This can result in organ failure and may require immediate action to save the patient’s life.Even though significant advances have been made in the field of medical technology, surgeons must still do their due diligence in order to protect the health of their patients. The majority of surgical errors made during laparoscopic procedures are correctable if they are identified in time and repaired during the operation.
When people suffer undue injuries due to medical error, the attending surgeons and physicians are liable for any medical costs, pain and suffering or loss of life that occurs on the part of their errors or inability to repair the damage in time.
In the case where a patient dies from errors made during surgery, the family of the deceased may file a wrongful death lawsuit against the physician and/or his employer.
Experienced Chicago Medical Malpractice Attorneys Committed to your Success
If you or a loved one has been injured due to an error during your laparoscopic surgery, the personal injury attorneys at Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers LLC want to fight on your behalf so that your recovery isn’t burdened further with undue medical expenses. We have experience holding medical professionals accountable for medical malpractice.
The first thing that we will do is talk to you in order to find out if your medical malpractice claim is a strong case. Our attorneys will work with you and medical experts to establish the facts.
As a trial lawyer, our job is to provide you with legal representation. We will fight for you in the hopes that you can receive a settlement or a jury verdict. Our law firm has worked with many plaintiffs over the years in both personal injury and wrongful death cases.
Contact us today for a free consultation so that we can discuss the details of your case and inform you of your rights and what damages you may be entitled to in your malpractice case.