What Constitutes LASIK Malpractice?
According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), about 600,000 LASIK vision correction procedures are performed every year in the United States. If you look at the information provided by the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, LASIK eye surgery has an impressive success rate and 96% of patients achieve 20/20 vision or better after undergoing this type of surgery.
Hemorrhoid Surgery and Medical Malpractice
According to research, surgical errors occur more than 4,000 times a year in the United States. A study published in the Journal of Patient Safety, suggests that between 210,000 and 440,000 patients who visit hospitals for treatment succumb to some form of preventable harm that leads to a fatal end. Not impressive but it is enlightening.
Brain Injuries Caused by Medical Malpractice
According to a report released by the CDC, traumatic brain injury, or TBI, is a major cause of disability and death and responsible for nearly 30% of all injury deaths in the United States. Each day, close to 138 people in the country meet fatal ends due to injuries that include TBI.
Medication error may have caused boy’s death
A physician might prescribe clonidine, an antihypertensive medication, to treat high blood pressure. The medication is also used to treat children dealing with ADHD. However, a numerical error resulting in an 8-year-old Colorado boy receiving 1,000 times the appropriate dose may have contributed to his death on June 8, 2016.
Common Mistakes that can Lead to Medical Malpractice Claims
According to hospital records, the minimum number of deaths caused by medical accidents is 65,000 to 200,000. 25,000 to 120,000 deaths are a result of medical negligence. 0.8% to 1% of hospital patients become victims of malpractice. 2.9% of these victims file medical malpractice claims. Of these, 1/3 of 1% medical malpractice cases go to trial and 1/10 of 1% win a trial verdict in their favor.
Delayed Birth Injury and Medical Malpractice
Although there has been a decrease in the overall number of birth injuries reported in the United States in recent decades, there is still a very high risk of it occurring.
Tips for preventing potential anesthesia-related risks
Although anesthesia-related injuries are quite rare, there still are some slight risks involved. However, with a few tips, New York patients who are facing surgery can feel confident.
Reducing medication errors in New York
New York paramedics often have to work in less than perfect conditions, make snap decisions and act quickly, so medication mistakes can occur. Medication errors are defined by the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research as preventable events that lead to patient harm or inappropriate use of medications. These errors can arise from a variety of causes, including product labels, distribution and lack of education.
Intracerebral Hemorrhage and Risk of Seizures and Epilepsy in Babies and Children
With an incidence rate of roughly 3 per 100,000 children, a stroke is one of the top ten causes of death in children and is as common as brain tumor. Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) accounts for 8% to 13% of all strokes and is caused by a wide spectrum of disorders. When it comes to babies and children, trauma is the leading cause of intracerebral hemorrhage. Bleeding diathesis and arteriovenous malformation (AVM) are the next two main causes.
Infant Brain Bleeding as a Result of Medical Malpractice
According to statistics, one in 9,714 births in the United States includes a birth injury. Roughly 28,000 birth injuries are reported annually in the country. The National Healthcare Quality Report estimates that 5.08 per 1,000 birth injuries occurred in female infants and 6.68 per 1,000 occurred in male infants.