Surgical Error Lawsuits | LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
Surgical errors are among the most preventable causes of serious harm in medicine.
When one happens to you, the consequences can be permanent. Wrong site surgery. Anesthesia errors. Retained instruments. Nerve damage from improper technique. Postoperative negligence. These are not acceptable risks of surgery. They are failures of the standard of care. Hance & Srinivasan has the scientific depth and trial experience to pursue them.
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Surgical Error Lawsuits Overview
Surgical errors are frequently minimized, misattributed, or concealed. Identifying them requires independent expert review.
When a surgical complication occurs, the initial explanation from the operative team is almost never: we made a mistake. Complications are described as inherent risks. Outcomes are described as unfortunate but expected. In many cases, the operative notes do not reflect what actually happened in the room. An independent surgical expert who can review the records, reconstruct the procedure, and identify the deviation is essential to building a viable malpractice claim.
“The records tell a story. They rarely tell the whole story. Finding the rest of it is what we do. ”
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Know Your Surgical Error Lawsuits Rights
Kentucky Surgical Error Lawsuits in plain language.
Surgical cases have a short statute of limitations. If we take your case we handle every aspect of the case. If we think we cannot improve your outcome, we will tell you that honestly.
Your Right to Hold Surgeons and Surgical Teams to the Standard of Care.
Every surgeon, anesthesiologist, and surgical nurse owes patients a duty to meet the standard of care for their specialty. A surgeon performing a procedure outside their competence, an anesthesiologist who fails to properly monitor a patient under general anesthesia, or a circulating nurse who fails to conduct an accurate instrument count before closing are all potentially liable for the resulting injury.
Surgical Error Lawsuits Questions
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A malpractice claim requires evidence that the provider’s conduct fell below the standard of care and that the deviation caused your injury. An independent surgical expert review of the operative records is the only way to determine this with confidence.
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A certificate of merit is required. Under KRS 411.167, a plaintiff filing a medical malpractice claim must attach a certificate to the complaint affirming that a qualified medical expert has reviewed the facts and concluded there is a reasonable basis for the claim. This requirement exists to ensure that claims have expert support before they reach court. Hance & Srinivasan works with qualified medical experts to meet this requirement and build the evidentiary foundation for every case they take.
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Yes. Hospitals and attending physicians have supervisory responsibilities over residents and medical students. If a resident performing a procedure deviated from the standard of care, the supervising attending and the hospital may also face liability. The fact that a teaching hospital is involved does not reduce the standard of care owed to the patient.
Further reading
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