Texas trauma center capabilities and medical malpractice
Designated trauma centers must follow a higher standard of care but sometimes miss the mark
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The expanding role of nurse practitioners and physician assistants in Texas surgical groups
Is it safe for patients?
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What happens when the surgeon and operating room team leave something inside you?
Retained surgical items are sentinel or never events, but they still happen regularly
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Houston lawsuit: Informed consent, surgical time-out mishap leads to unwanted sterilization during planned C-Section surgery
Plaintiff alleges that paperwork was inconsistent and OR staff didn't notice because they didn't conduct a mandatory surgical time-out
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Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia diagnosis, treatment, and medical malpractice
Suspicion alone warrants stopping heparin therapy
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Podiatrists, wound care, and medical malpractice
Podiatrists and orthopedic surgeons treat foot and ankle conditions
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Texas Medical Board issues order against Tomball and Kingwood orthopedic surgeon Michael Blackwell, MD
Dr. Blackwell has been the subject of five separate Texas Medical Board disciplinary matters since 2008
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New melanoma surgery guidelines may help reduce medical malpractice
Cutting too much or too little around the melanoma tumor causes problems, new guidelines should help surgeons get it just right
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Cataract surgery and medical malpractice
Common ophthalmology medical malpractice includes not promptly treating surgical complications
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Breast injury, necrosis surgical malpractice
Breast procedures can lead to tissue and nipple death when doctors and nurses don't take proper precautions
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