Tag Archives: operating room errors

Plaintiff winner #1: Wrong patient/wrong site surgery

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Pat Iyer

Operate on the wrong patient or wrong side of the body? Unthinkable, you say? According to a new study, surgeons do this 40 times a week! A study of more than 27,370 adverse events self-reported by Colorado physicians was published … Continue reading →

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Retained Objects after Surgery by Pat Iyer

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Pat Iyer

The patient leaves the operating room with a sponge, a clamp, or a towel inside. What is the impact on the patient? We’ve heard the stories of the patient’s clamp that sets off the metal detector in the airport, but … Continue reading →

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