Ohio Medical Malpractice Lawyers - Surgical Errors - ER Mistakes

If you or someone in your family has suffered a serious or fatal injury as a result of negligent surgical procedures, contact a Cleveland medical malpractice attorney at Friedman, Domiano & Smith. We are educated in the latest developments in medical technology and surgical best practices so that we may identify any deviation in care.

You have probably heard that trial attorneys are responsible for drastic increases in the cost of health care in the United States. Do not believe it. There is no such thing as a medical malpractice lawsuit in Ohio without the sworn testimony of a physician stating that another physician violated an applicable standard of care. This is not necessarily an easy thing for a medical professional to do, nor is surgical negligence an easy case to prove in most situations. We apply decades of experience with conscientious medical experts to determine which—if any—surgeons, nurses, emergency room physicians, or medical technicians are responsible for your condition, and to make sure you collect the full extent of your damages.

In some ways, we trial lawyers can claim a share of credit for improving the quality and safety of medical treatment, especially in surgery. For example, concern for liability has done much to improve the practice of anesthesiology during surgical procedures. We remember when we handled many cases involving permanent brain damage or death due to negligent monitoring of vital signs or improper oxygenation of the patient. Vastly improved training and higher professional standards adopted in the last ten years have made surgical anesthesia errors a very rare malpractice scenario today.

Today's surgical malpractice is likely to involve improper cutting resulting in perforation of an organ or vital tissue, the negligent transmission of infection, or botched surgical procedures in an emergency room setting, where a more qualified specialist is not consulted or called in until it is too late in a difficult case.

For a free consultation about your legal options in a case where a surgeon's error might have resulted in serious, permanent, or fatal injuries to the patient, contact the northeast Ohio medical malpractice lawyers at Friedman, Domiano & Smith in Cleveland.