What are focal neurological deficits and why are they important in back surgery patients?
An unusual headache and focal neuro deficits can be signs of a serious brain bleed
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Surgical team operates on wrong knee
Wrong-site operations only happen when surgeons, anesthesia providers, and nurses skip crucial safety steps
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Two little-known events that every patient should know about general anesthesia
Planning ahead and asking the right questions may improve your odds of surviving general anesthesia
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What happens when a doctor orders an MRI or CT scan and cancels it before it’s done?
A canceled MRI left a lumbar surgery patient with permanent injuries
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What is an incidental durotomy and is it medical malpractice?
Damage to the dura mater of the spinal cord or nerve roots increases patient risks for some serious conditions, requiring close monitoring
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What is respiratory acidosis and how can it kill a patient after surgery?
When a death certificate or autopsy says the cause of death was heart-related, there may be more to the story
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Surgeon operates on wrong kidney, woman faces lifelong dialysis
Surgeons, nurses, and other OR providers are required to verify the correct patient and surgical site before starting an operation
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FDA cautions that robotic surgery is unproven and potentially dangerous for cancer surgeries
For some surgeries, robotically-assisted surgery may decrease patient survival rates
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Waco, Texas surgeon orders wrong radiology study, woman dies from gastric perforation and sepsis
Doctors and surgeons should treat patients, not computer screens
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Hiatal hernia surgery leads to woman's death
Surgeons have to consider all potential causes when there are problems after an operation
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