Did your surgeon leave behind something?
Approximately 1500 surgical instruments each year are left behind in a patient's body during surgery. Although rare, this can be a life-threatening mistake. Foreign objects left behind during surgery often puncture organs, cause infection or internal bleeding and require additional surgery. Typical objects left behind during surgery include:
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Tweezers
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Forceps
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Clamps
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Retractors
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Sponges
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Suction tips and tubes
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Needles
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Mechanical devices or laser guides
Having
surgical instruments left behind in the body can cause months or
even years of unnecessary suffering and devastating
consequences. Because instruments left behind during surgery
is generally the result of negligence, you may have a solid case
for medical malpractice. To immediately speak with our team of medical professionals and lawyers for a free
case evaluation, call (856) 833-0600 in New Jersey or (215)
567-2380 in Pennsylvania or fill out the
case evaluation form on the left side of the page. You will
be contacted within 12 hours.
Resources
and Related Information on Surgical Instruments Left Behind:
- "Risk Factor for Retained Instruments and Sponges After Surgery"- New England Journal of Medicine- A highly recommended and very informative case study on instruments left behind during surgery and factors such as emergency surgery and obesity that increased that risk.
- "When Surgical Instruments are Left Behind-- In Patients"- Philadelphia Inquirer- Read the stories and case studies of local Philadelphia/Southeastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey residents who have been affected by surgical instruments left in their body after routine surgeries.
- "Medical Errors? Patients May be the Last to Know"- New York Times- Do you believe your doctor would tell you if a medical error happened during surgery? Read the shocking statistics.
- Share your medical error story- read the story of two New Jersey women who need your help to stop surgical errors and medical malpractice on a statewide and national level.
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