Neurosurgeon, anesthesiologist, and nurses operate on wrong patient

Painter Law Firm lawyers/attorneys handle surgical and anesthesia medical malpractice cases

The danger of misdiagnosis of mesenteric ischemia

Delaying diagnosis and treatment can lead to dead or necrotic stomach or bowel, and even death

Surgeon accused of unnecessary surgeries

Before consenting to surgery, make sure to ask about other treatment options first

Read the Waco Tribune Herald's story about a neurosurgery medical malpractice that Painter Law Firm filed in McLennan County, Texas

Surgeon ignores red, swollen, oozing knee surgery site, causes dangerous sepsis

For infections, prompt diagnosis and treatment is important

Medical malpractice lawsuit: Providence Health Center, in Waco, and others responsible for botched brain surgery

Lawsuit alleges that neurosurgeon Brian O'Grady, M.D. operated, at least in part, on the wrong part of the patient's brain

Anesthesia and deep sedation increase colonoscopy risk

Propofol or deep sedation for colonoscopies increases costs and risk

Surgeon operates on wrong patient at Houston-area hospital

Operating room nurse notices mistake, tells surgeon, but procedure goes forward anyway

When it is time for a second opinion after a surgical mistake or complication

Some surgeons focus their practice on correcting problems with other surgeons' operations

Bariatric/weight loss surgery malpractice and malnutrition

There is a significant risk of malnutrition after some types of bariatric procedures, but some surgeons tend to ignore the signs until it is too late