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Florida Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Kidney Wrongfully Removed During Back Surgery

December 3, 2018

A Florida medical malpractice lawsuit was filed against a general surgeon participating in the plaintiff’s back surgery on April 29, 2016, for allegedly removing one of her kidneys because the surgeon wrongfully thought that it was cancerous. The plaintiff had met the defendant surgeon just be[...]

Neurosurgeon In Kenya Operated On Brain Of Wrong Patient

March 17, 2018

Wrong patient surgery or wrong site surgery doesn’t just occur (rarely) in the United States. A neurosurgeon in Kenya recently operated on the brain of the wrong patient and the error was not discovered until more than two hours into the delicate operation, when the neurosurgeon was unable to [...]

An Analysis Of Wrong Site And Wrong Patient Surgeries

September 8, 2011

A study reported in 2010 of wrong site and wrong patient surgeries was based on an analysis of a database covering the period from January 1, 2002 to June 1, 2008 of a Colorado medical malpractice insurance company that insured approximately 6,000 physicians in Colorado. The database included [...]

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Florida Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Kidney Wrongfully Removed During Back Surgery

Neurosurgeon In Kenya Operated On Brain Of Wrong Patient

An Analysis Of Wrong Site And Wrong Patient Surgeries

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