Retained Foreign Objects after Surgery

If you've ever had a surgery, you know that the time you spend on the operating table is when you're most vulnerable. We trust our doctors and medical providers with our health and expect them to do their job properly. But what happens when they make mistakes? You'll need an experienced Fort Worth medical malpractice lawyer on your side. Call the experienced Fort Worth personal injury attorneys at the Anderson Law Firm at 817-294-1900 for a free consultation on your personal case.

A shockingly common medical error in Fort Worth and Dallas surgeries is to leave foreign objects like sponges, gauze, needles and other surgical instruments inside the patient. The result of foreign objects in the body after surgery can have catastrophic results causing life threatening infections, organ damage and even death.

If you think your chronic pain or illness could be related to a retained foreign object after your surgery in Fort Worth or Dallas, you will need an attorney who understands the complexities of medical malpractice claims.

How It Happens

Retained foreign objects after surgery are most common in emergency operations, surgeries in which complications arise during the procedure and operations involving patients who are obese. Surgical nurses and doctors are supposed to double and triple count all of the operating equipment and tools, but can miss less obvious materials like tweezers, needles and cotton swabs.

Unfortunately many patients don't realize that their post-surgery complications are actually from an object being left inside of them. Even the smallest object can cause debilitating consequences, which in some cases, aren't even realized until years down the road.

What You Should Do

If you think you are carrying inside you a souvenir from your surgery like a sponge, cotton swab or scalpel, your first stop should be to a medical provider. Get the x-rays and checkup you need immediately.

Should you find out that you do have a retained foreign object inside of your body, you need to call an attorney with years of experienced in Texas medical malpractice law. Remember, you only have two years from the discovery of the malpractice to file a lawsuit and fight for your rights.

At the Anderson Law Firm in Fort Worth, our injury lawyers have decades of experience in medical malpractice lawsuits. If you have undergone surgery in Fort Worth and feel that you have suffered as a result of medical negligence, contact us at 817-294-1900 and let us advise you on the best course of action.

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