Surgeons unintentionally leave foreign items within patients during surgical procedures on occasion. Often, it’s not discovered until the patient experiences discomfort or becomes ill. Although medical errors happen occasionally, the repercussions of discovering that...
Surgical procedures require both skilled medical expertise on the part of the surgeon and absolute trust on the part of a patient. Most surgeries involve anesthesia, meaning that the patient cannot monitor the operation while it is in progress. Therefore, the input of...
Outpatient surgery centers, often known as ambulatory surgery centers, have become a popular alternative to hospitals for various surgical procedures. These centers are designed for surgeries that don't require an overnight hospital stay. Choosing an ASC over a...
It doesn’t much matter if the actual surgical procedure on a patient goes well when the aftercare is insufficient or outright terrible. Unfortunately, staffing shortages are affecting almost every aspect of health care these days, and that includes the rehab...
As many people age in California and around the nation, they begin having difficulties with the veins in their bodies, especially in their legs. However, some doctors may overprescribe invasive procedures that can cause severe complications, such as amputation and...
It may seem hard to believe, but some California patients continue to wake up in the hospital only to discover that the surgeon operated on the wrong eye, arm or leg, causing serious damage and exacerbating existing medical problems. While hospitals and medical...
Patients in California and around the country who undergo surgical procedures in low-volume hospitals are more likely to die or encounter complications than patients who are operated on in busier medical facilities. This was the conclusion reached by researchers from...
If you have surgery in a California hospital, there is a risk that you could experience a number of complications. This is true regardless of how routine a procedure may seem when it is explained to you. The fatality risk depends on a number of factors such as your...
The number of maternal deaths in California and around the country rose by a worrying 40% to 1,205 in 2021 according to a report released in March 2023 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report reveals that there were 32.9 maternal deaths for every...
The results of a recent study suggest that about one in four hospital patients in California and around the country suffer some sort of injury caused by either medical errors or negligence. After analyzing the 2018 admission records of 11 Massachusetts hospitals, a...
