Surgical mistakes are often associated with complex surgeries such as heart, spine or brain surgery. But, mistakes can be made during the most common and straight forward surgeries as well if surgeons and staff aren’t paying attention.

When mistakes are made during surgery, the results can be devastating and even fatal. Examples of surgical mistakes include (but are not limited to):

These types of mistakes should never be made and are almost always the result of negligence. Hospitals are responsible for ensuring the safety of their patients and should establish guidelines for surgeons and other health care providers to follow to make sure these types of mistakes do not happen.

The results of surgical errors are serious and can result in serious, life-changing injuries such as:

If you or someone you love suffered a serious injury or death due to a mistake made during or shortly after surgery, you can seek help from the Miami medical malpractice lawyers of Baron, Herskowitz, and Cohen. We represent individuals and families in complex malpractice claims in Miami and throughout the state of Florida. We are highly familiar with medical malpractice laws and work with some of the best experts to conduct individual evaluations to determine what happened and why. If negligence contributed to your injury, we will do everything we can to get you the maximum amount of compensation possible. To schedule a consultation to discuss a possible case, please contact us today.