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Surgeries are lifesaving and can be critical in mitigating disease and treating injuries. As many as 50 million surgeries take place in the U.S. each year and 310 million occur globally. When surgery is necessary, it’s one of the most targeted and effective medical treatments available. However, surgery comes with significant risks, including postoperative…

All medical procedures come with potential risks and side effects, but surgery—even minor surgery—is among the riskiest. Not only do anesthesia and invasive procedures come with potential hazards, but the consequences of a medical mistake by a provider can be grave when it occurs during surgery. Surgery saves millions of lives each year and…

Surgery is one of the most permanently life-altering experiences we endure as human beings. When we undergo surgery, we are at our most vulnerable and entirely dependent on the high quality of care we expect from our doctors. Though surgeries save countless lives each year, a small but persistent percentage of surgical patients experience…

We’re at our most vulnerable and trusting when we’re put to sleep for surgery, expecting to be in the best hands of medical professionals who prioritize our well-being. If you’ve never been in the position to wake up from this sleep only to find that your trusted surgeon performed surgery on the wrong body…

We trust our doctors and medical care providers with our very lives during our most vulnerable moments, yet shockingly, a recent John Hopkins study reveals that medical malpractice is now the third leading cause of death in the United States after heart attacks and cancer, killing from 250,000 to 440,000 patients per year and…

Surgery is a life-saving treatment option for people around the world with a variety of medical conditions, allowing people to continue living long after illnesses and diseases that would have shortened their lifespans in past centuries. According to the American College of Surgeons, approximately 15 million Americans undergo surgery in an average year. But…

While studies show that the most serious forms of surgical mistakes, including wrong site, wrong procedure, and wrong-patient surgeries occur in only about 1 in every 112,000 cases, the statistics offer little consolation to patients who experience the harm and trauma of this most egregious form of medical malpractice. When a patient undergoes anesthesia…

One or several parties are liable for anesthesia errors in a medical malpractice claim, including the physician, anesthesiologist, nursing staff, manufacturers, or distributors. Under ARS Section 12-561, you have the legal right to file a medical malpractice claim against a licensed healthcare provider if they made an anesthesia error that resulted in a personal…

While it is possible to sue for “botched” plastic surgery, you may only do so when a failed procedure is the result of negligence on the part of the surgeon or their medical staff.  In the case of cosmetic surgery, which is an elective procedure, aesthetically displeasing results rarely qualify.   Types of Plastic Surgery…

Circumcision is a common procedure for cosmetic and religious purposes across the United States.  Nearly one in three men are circumcised.  Although circumcision is performed routinely, the decision to have the operation or perform a circumcision on an infant is profoundly personal and carries risks as with any medical procedure. What is Circumcision? Circumcision…