Knee replacement surgery is a relatively standard procedure in the United States, with an estimated 600,000 performed yearly. Ideally, the surgery gives the patient improved mobility, reduces pain and generally improves the patient's quality of life. Still, not every...
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Retained surgical instruments can cause severe complications
Unfortunately, despite efforts to ensure that operating rooms in the United States are safe, approximately a dozen sponges and surgical instruments are left behind inside of patients' bodies each day. As the American Society of Anesthesiologists has concluded, this...
Some medical professionals are guilty of failure to refer
Those seeking medical treatment typically start with their General Practitioner (GP) unless it is an emergency room visit. Generally, the GP recognizes something is wrong and orders tests or takes steps to treat symptoms. However, the illness or injury may require...
How often do doctors make major diagnostic mistakes?
The average person knows when there is something wrong with their body, but they don't always know the underlying cause. They usually need to collect information about their symptoms and then talk to a doctor in order to obtain a diagnosis. Physicians undergo...
Information about medical device defects
There are thousands of medical devices on the market, from hip and knee implants to CPAP machines to meshes used to repair hernias. Many of these products help patients to recover from injuries and painful conditions in order to live healthier lives. However,...
Birth injuries can cause cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of disorders that affect movement and muscle tone or posture, which is caused by damage to the brain, sometimes during before or during childbirth. In certain circumstances, avoidable birth injuries can lead to CP, injuries which may be...
Pregnancies in Black women result in higher fatality rates than those involving White women
Several studies have examined the health disparities experienced by Black Americans. A comprehensive recent study by the Associated Press explored health care received by Black Americans, and one of its findings involving the fatality rate experienced by pregnant...
How do anesthesia errors occur?
Anesthesia enables doctors to conduct surgeries and medical procedures and helps reduce pain and discomfort for patients. Still, the administration of anesthesia requires trained anesthesiologists to monitor drug effects on patients. Sometimes, during the...
A missed diagnosis and a misdiagnosis are different types of medical errors
We rely on medical professionals to provide correct and timely diagnoses of our medical problems routinely. However, sometimes these professionals are unable to diagnose our conditions, and sometimes they diagnose the wrong condition. Missed diagnoses and...
Medical malpractice involving childbirth
The Reardon Law Firm, P.C., has decades of experience handling medical malpractice cases arising out of negligence of medical professionals before, during and after childbirth. The birth of a child is usually a joyous and life-changing event. Unfortunately, the...