Overview
Skilled Surgical Malpractice Lawyers: Seeking Justice for Victims
When you go to the doctor to have surgery, you are placing great trust in the doctor and the hospital. You trust that the doctor will correctly diagnose you and then follow through with the proper course of treatment by a team of medical professionals that includes surgeons and anesthesiologists. Unfortunately, there are a quarter of a million people are killed by surgery malpractice through surgical mistakes or surgical errors each year, according to a study by CNN Health.
A surgical procedure for you or a loved one can be intimidating, but that’s why qualified and responsible healthcare providers and proper oversight by a hospital or medical center are critical.
Your surgical and anesthesia error claim
There are a variety of types of surgical and anesthesia errors that can occur, and the most common types include:
- Doctors treating the wrong patient
- Doctors performing a wrong site surgery on the wrong body part
- Healthcare professionals leaving surgical instruments or materials like sponges inside a patient after surgery
- Patients waking up during surgery because of anesthesia errors
- Doctors failing to provide informed consent regarding the risks of surgery
Another type of shocking medical malpractice case is when doctors - who are trusted by their patients - perform experimental or unnecessary surgeries without their patient’s full consent or understanding. While this seems unthinkable, it does happen.
In fact, the law firm of Romanucci & Blandin is proud to have secured a $30 million personal injury and surgical error settlement for an Illinois family whose young son endured 25 experimental surgeries and was critically injured and left disabled for life as a result of surgery malpractice and medical errors by Mark J. Holterman, MD, who was employed at a major Chicago-area teaching hospital and failed to provide the accepted standard of care. The infant had a non-life-threatening, easily correctable condition called esophageal atresia. The day after the baby’s birth, Dr. Holterman performed what is typically a routine surgery to repair the condition. Following the procedure, Dr. Holterman failed to exercise due care and began a series of 24 experimental procedures on the child that were not authorized by the hospital and were not pursuant to the clinical trial protocol. The final surgery culminated in an inappropriate, off-label use of an endoclose needle that severed the child’s pulmonary artery, resulting in a profound, irreversible brain injury, cerebral palsy and other serious injuries.
This lawsuit by our medical malpractice lawyers was the largest settlement for a child born with esophageal atresia in Illinois and the fourth largest medical malpractice suit of a minor in Illinois.
Surgical errors can result in permanent or life-changing conditions for injured patients including nerve damage, change or damage to a part of the body, brain damage or even wrongful death.
There are legal remedies available to any patient who was the victim of surgical errors and anesthesia errors, including filing a civil lawsuit for medical malpractice or wrongful death by hiring medical malpractice lawyers. Our experienced medical malpractice attorneys will help determine if there was surgical malpractice in your medical care. Complicating surgical malpractice cases is that often times the patient has no conscious memory of the surgical procedure because an anesthesiologist administered general anesthesia while they were in the operating room. Our medical malpractice attorneys know how to work with medical, insurance, and medical records experts on medical malpractice lawsuits to understand what took place and get the facts related to your claim.
Your surgical & anesthesia errors claim
With headquarters in Chicago, but with national impact from New York to California, the law firm of Romanucci & Blandin approaches a surgical error or anesthesia error action as a way to provide monetary compensation and hold a culpable medical professional or institution financially accountable and responsible for the economic, physical and emotional damages that have occurred from a medical malpractice claim.
Our law firm has a team of attorneys and staff who have years of experience with surgery, surgical and anesthesia errors litigation. Our medical malpractice team includes partners who guide the process and share their deep knowledge of these types of lawsuits. Each client and each situation is different, and your claim is treated with great care and respect as the team investigates what happened and determines the best path to justice for you. Further, we respect the attorney-client relationship and pursue any medical malpractice suit in our client’s best interest as we work to secure a verdict or settlement.
Experienced surgical error lawyers
At Romanucci & Blandin, our surgical and anesthesia errors litigation team researches the most up-to-date wrongful death laws and hires trained and experienced surgical error experts to work as expert witnesses and consultants on your cases. We will evaluate your injury, claim and research the relevant statute of limitations applicable to your case. Whether it is to review medical bills, medical malpractice laws, standard of care and other medical negligence of hospitals, physicians and health care providers, we work to locate and utilize the best medical experts and expert witnesses across the country who are experienced in all the relevant state laws.
We know exactly what to do to litigate your surgical and anesthesia errors litigation. We will obtain all necessary medical records, interview witnesses, and prepare thoroughly and meticulously for your day in court. Ultimately, our aim is to obtain the maximum compensation possible so that you and your family can move on with your life.
Our results for clients in surgical & anesthesia errors litigation claims
The results we have achieved in surgical and anesthesia error cases are a testament to our team’s dedication to clients. Our team knows how the system works, how insurance companies and hospitals operate, and what judges, juries or mediators need to see to understand your claim as an injured patient.
Free consultation with Chicago-based surgical and anesthesia errors lawyers
The surgical and anesthesia errors litigation attorneys at Romanucci & Blandin have proven success in these types of cases. If you or a loved one has suffered injury or wrongful death, please contact our office at 312-458-1000 or click here for a free case evaluation. There is never a fee until you are compensated for your injuries at the end of the case.
Disclaimer: The content found on this page is not legal assistance and contacting the medical malpractice lawyers at Romanucci & Blandin’s law office for a free consultation regarding personal injury cases and medical malpractice claims does not constitute an attorney-client relationship.
