The Cochran Firm Legal Blog

Surgical medical malpractice is responsible for many deaths in this country every year. Surgical medical malpractice is the failure of a surgeon to provide an adequate standard of care and treatment to a patient which results in injury or death.

Surgeons are implicated in over 50% of all medical malpractice allegations in the United States each year. These allegations involve pre-operative procedures, actual surgical procedures and post-surgery recovery care. Surgery is a risky undertaking at best, but surgery below the accepted standard of care and treatment is not risk, it is surgical malpractice.

Surgical procedures commonly involved in surgical malpractice lawsuits include, but are not limited to, cosmetic surgical procedures, LASIK eye surgery, gastric bypass surgery and back and orthopedic surgery.

Compensation for cases of surgical medical malpractice can include damages for medical expenses, pain and suffering, loss of current income, loss of future earning potential, rehabilitation costs, long term care expenses and loss of quality of life. If the surgical medical malpractice results in a death, the family, heirs, beneficiaries and dependents of the deceased may also be eligible for compensation.

If you live in Memphis, Tennessee or the surrounding area and you or someone you care about was injured or died due to surgical medical malpractice, please contact an experienced surgical medical malpractice attorney at the Memphis, Tennessee office of The Cochran Firm to schedule a confidential consultation at no cost to you to protect your legal rights.

Labels: Memphis