A recent analysis by a large medical malpractice insurer looked at the reasons why orthopedic surgeons get sued
The American Medical Association has published an article calling for reforms regarding the practice of overlapping surgeries, and how it is disclosed to the patient.
The rate of surgical site infections rises when the temperature does.
Virginia Mason joins the University of Washington in confirming that the practice of booking overlapping surgeries exists outside of Swedish.
Researchers are finding that if appendicitis is caught early, antibiotic treatment alone may be reasonable and adequate to treat the condition.
Most jurors will give doctors a pass in a medical negligence case. However, if you can show the doctor had a bad motive that caused the injury, that may tip the balance.
In Washington, a surgeon probably doesn’t have to tell you if she’s never performed the surgery she is planning to perform on you.
Swedish Medical Center recently sent letters informing cardiovascular surgery patients that a device used during surgery may have been contaminated with bacteria.
Part of the deal many hospitals enter into with device manufacturers involves reps supporting those devices, including in the Operating Room.
Despite their designation in the medical profession as “never events,” wrong-site surgeries still occur in the United States.