Miami Surgical Error Medical Malpractice Attorneys

Helping Victims of Surgical Errors Throughout the State of Florida

Surgery has the potential to provide great healing, yet it can also cause great harm. By its very nature, surgery has inherent risks for patients, even when it is performed properly, and serious medical conditions and complications after surgery are sometimes unavoidable. However, all too often they are the result of preventable surgical errors that can have serious, life-altering consequences, including the need for additional surgery, serious infections, paralysis and chronic pain. Unfortunately, at least 4,000 surgical errors occur each year in the U.S.

If you or a family member has suffered because of what you believe was a surgical error, you could be the victim of medical malpractice and entitled to recover damages for your medical expenses, lost income, pain and suffering. It is, however, important to get professional legal assistance as soon as possible to make sure you file a medical malpractice claim correctly and within the timeframe established by the Florida statute of limitations for medical malpractice cases.

The Miami surgical error attorneys at Boyers Law Group believe that negligent doctors should be held accountable for the harm they inflict on patients and their families. Over the years, we have litigated a wide variety of medical malpractice cases and have achieved millions of dollars of compensation for the seriously injured patients and families whom we have had the privilege of representing.

We want to hear what happened to you so we can help you get the justice you deserve. Please call us at 305-512-7600 or submit the “Tell Us What Happened” form on our website to get expert advice from an experienced Florida surgical error medical malpractice attorney.

What Types of Surgical Errors Can Be Considered Medical Malpractice in Florida?

Operating on an incorrect body part is the type of surgical error many people find especially shocking. However, many other types of surgical errors, including some that occur before, during or after the actual procedure, can be equally devastating.

Types of the surgical errors that may be considered medical malpractice in Florida include:

Cutting or severing a nerve and causing permanent nerve damage or paralysis, hemi-paresis (paralysis of one side of the body), paraplegia or quadriplegia.
Cutting an organ, blood vessel, artery or vein so as to cause life-threatening internal bleeding.
Failing to promptly identify the source of internal bleeding and stop the bleeding.
Causing ugly and disfiguring scarring, as in the case of improperly performed plastic surgery.
Leaving foreign objects such as surgical sponges, pins, blades, clips, gauze, cotton or other medical instruments or foreign bodies inside a patient (aka “retained foreign body cases”).
Transplanting tissue or organs from an improper donor with the wrong blood type or transfusing the wrong type of blood or contaminated blood.
Failing to have blood on hand for timely transfusions.
Allowing patients to suffer preventable infections or failing to make a timely diagnosis and render timely treatment of infection.
Generally failing to properly monitor and treat the patient before, during and after the surgery.

All of these types of mistakes can lead to long-term health problems, even death, for the victim, yet they would not have occurred had the members of the surgical team not been negligent. In cases such as these, it is important to hold the negligent parties accountable for the damages their errors cause by bringing a medical malpractice claim against them.

The Miami medical malpractice lawyers at Boyers Law Group are committed to pursuing justice for patients who have been injured due to surgical errors. We understand how frightening and terrible surgical error injuries can be and want to help you get the answers, justice and compensation you deserve for all the pain, trauma and losses you have suffered.

Why Do So Many Surgical Mistakes Occur?

Surgery is a complex process involving many different practitioners who must communicate, concentrate and perform difficult procedures. Needless to say, there are many opportunities for errors before, during and after an operation and many factors that lead to mistakes, such as:

Distractions – Digital devices, personal issues and noises can all distract members of a surgical team and lead to preventable errors.
Lack of communication – When surgical team members do not communicate, serious errors can occur. Most importantly, when surgeons do not listen to operating room staff about the site of surgery or lack of test results, very harmful errors can occur.
Incomplete or missing information – Without pertinent preoperative assessments or imaging information, surgeons can make serious mistakes about the site of surgery and post-operative care.
Inadequate staffing – When the surgical team and pre and post-operative team is understaffed, patient care suffers and serious mistakes are more common.
Time pressures – Hurrying can lead to taking shortcuts or not following established requirements that can cause errors that harm patients.
Health care facility management issues, such as inadequate surgeon training, unreliable protocols and lack of standard rules can also lead to surgical errors.

Whether a mistake occurs before, during or after a surgical procedure, when patients are injured due to medical negligence, they have the right to hold the negligent doctors, other healthcare providers and hospital or other health care facility accountable for their negligence and pursue substantial compensation for the damages they have suffered.

How Do Florida Medical Malpractice Claims for Surgical Errors Work?

A Florida medical malpractice claim can hold negligent doctors and other surgical team members accountable for a surgical error. In Florida, medical malpractice is defined as the failure of healthcare providers to act in accordance with the accepted professional standard of care owed to their patients.

When healthcare providers are negligent and do not act as a reasonably prudent medical provider of the same specialty would act given the same set of circumstances and their negligence causes you to suffer serious injury, they may be held liable for the harm they inflicted.

If you were injured because of a surgical error caused by negligence on the part of the surgical team, other staff members at the facility where you had your surgical procedure and/or the health care facility, you may be entitled to substantial compensation for the damages (e.g., pain, suffering, lost income and medical expenses) you suffered because of the surgical error injury. To pursue this compensation, you will need to bring a medical malpractice claim for damages against the negligent party or parties demonstrating:

Negligence – that their action or inaction was not in accordance with the accepted professional standard of care they owed you as a patient
Injury – that their negligence caused you or a loved one to be injured
Damages – that you or a loved one suffered damages as a result of being injured

The Miami medical malpractice attorneys at Boyers Law Group can help you navigate the complex processes involved in filing a medical malpractice claim that will hold the negligent party accountable and help you obtain the substantial compensation you deserve. We have the experience, resources and skill you can trust to thoroughly investigate your case, compile the evidence necessary to demonstrate negligence and the full extent of your damages and leave no stone unturned in the pursuit of justice.

How Much Financial Compensation Can Victims of Surgical Error Malpractice in Florida Receive?

The amount of financial compensation you may be entitled to for the damages you have suffered as a victim of surgical error malpractice depends on a number of factors. The type of injury you sustained, the type of treatment(s) your injury requires, the effect the injury has on your ability to work, the effect it has on your mental well-being and other factors must all be taken into consideration. In general, however, victims of surgical error malpractice are entitled to recover compensation for both economic and non-economic damages, including:

Physical pain and suffering
Mental anguish, trauma and anxiety
Your family’s loss of your companionship, guidance and assistance
The cost of any medical bills you incurred or will incur because the surgical team was negligent, including hospital bills, travel expenses, medications, and medical equipment
Rehabilitation and care expenses
Lost income
Diminished earning capacity
Other damages recoverable under Florida law

The experienced Miami medical malpractice attorneys of Boyers Law Group have won millions of dollars for people throughout Florida who have been injured by doctors’ and other healthcare providers’ negligence. We will put that successful experience to work for you, assessing the full extent of the damages you have suffered because of your surgical error injury, amassing the evidence to build a compelling case and fighting for the full, fair compensation you deserve.

Our Commitment to Victims of Florida Surgical Error Malpractice

Medical malpractice cases are typically very complex because of the legal and medical expertise required to build a strong case. To demonstrate that a doctor, nurse or other surgical team member was negligent and fell below the accepted standard of care in a surgical error case requires persistent investigation, total command of the facts of the case, strong expert testimony, thorough use of the civil discovery process and superb legal advocacy.

Our team of experienced medical malpractice trial attorneys is committed to leaving no stone unturned in our quest to collect all the evidence necessary to prevail in court. We take detailed, rigorous depositions, make exhaustive requests for key documents, send well-crafted written interrogatories, use document authenticity experts when needed and work with top experts in every medical specialty.

Our skilled legal team works together to achieve the best possible outcome for our clients, whether that be a favorable settlement or judgment at trial. We leverage our full experience and resources to prove the healthcare defendants are wrong and our clients are right and entitled to a substantial verdict.

Florida Surgical Error Medical Malpractice Attorneys with the Experience You Need for the Results You Want

If you or a family member has been seriously injured by a surgical error, you need a skilled trial attorney with successful experience in prosecuting medical malpractice cases. At Boyers Law Group, we are committed to putting our experience, knowledge, skill and resources to work for you to hold negligent healthcare providers accountable and obtain the substantial compensation you deserve.

We are deeply committed to helping our clients because we know that if you came to us for help, you have suffered a terrible loss and deserve answers and full compensation under the law.

Please call us at 305-512-7600 or submit the “Tell Us What Happened” form on our website to get expert advice from an experienced Florida medical malpractice attorney.