West Palm Beach Laparoscopic Surgery Malpractice Attorney

Anthony Quackenbush is a West Palm Beach Laparoscopic Surgery Malpractice Lawyer who can help if you’ve been the victim of medical malpractice. Laparoscopic surgeries are typically performed with small cameras that enter into the body. The cameras are introduced into the body and travel to the area where the surgery will take place. The cameras allow the surgeon to see inside of the body while he performs the procedure.

Laparoscopic procedures allow the surgeon to operate without having to make large incisions in the body. As such, laparoscopic procedures are considered to be less invasive than standard procedures, wherein the patient’s body is actually “opened up” in order to allow the procedure.

Laparoscopic procedures may have several advantages over standard procedures. In some ways, laparoscopic procedures are safer because the body doesn’t have to be opened up. Additionally, the procedures may be easier for the patient, and the recovery-time can be less (allowing the patient to get back to work quicker, etc.). Finally, patients aren’t typically left with serious scarring, as they might be left with after a standard procedure.

Nevertheless, laparoscopic operations may also be quite dangerous. This is in part true because doctors have just begun doing laparoscopic surgeries in the modern era. Doctors who have been practicing for a long time may have never done a laparoscopic procedure in the early parts of their careers. As such, they may not be used to doing laparoscopic procedures, and this can be quite dangerous – leading to negligence and malpractice.

While the small cameras may allow surgeons to see inside of the body, they may not allow for visibility as good as could be allowed by the “naked eye.” That is, it is typically easier to see something with the naked eye than it is using a camera. As such, using cameras, surgeons may not be able to see the body parts they are operating on as well as they normally would. This can lead to serious mistakes and errors. Body parts, organs and tissues may be damaged.

A body part’s being damaged can lead to all sorts of health problems. These can include:

• Internal bleeding/hemorrhaging
• Infection
• Sepsis
• Death

When an infection becomes really bad, it can lead to sepsis – a condition in which the body attacks its own organs. If the sepsis is allowed to develop, it can even lead to death.

If the organs are damaged badly enough, they may require future surgeries for repair. If repair is impossible, then the patient may require an organ transplant.

If your loved one tragically passed away after a laparoscopic procedure, you may be able to pursue a wrongful death case on your loved one’s behalf. In a wrongful death case, somebody (usually a relative or family member) will need to be appointed as the personal representative of the estate (“PR”). The PR will serve as the person bringing the lawsuit.

Your loved one’s survivors will receive the proceeds from the case when it either 1) settles or 2) goes to trial and a verdict/judgment was obtained. These people are referred to as the “beneficiaries” of the estate.

Mr. Quackenbush can help you if you’ve been hurt during a laparoscopic procedure which occurred in Florida (including Broward County, Miami-Dade County, Fort Lauderdale, and Miami). You can reach him at 954-448-7288.

After any type of procedure (including a laparoscopic procedure), a surgeon is supposed to follow-up with his or her patient. The purpose of these visits is to monitor the condition of the patient. After all, serious conditions (such as infections, sepsis, bleeding and hemorrhaging) can result from a procedure such as a laparoscopic surgery. Therefore, after the procedure, the surgeon is supposed to follow-up with the patient in order to monitor him/her for symptoms of these conditions.

If the surgeon doesn’t do this, then he or she will be liable for the consequences. This will be true if it can be proven that, if the surgeon had properly monitored the patient, the condition could have been caught earlier and its worsening prevented.

Following a laparoscopic surgery, antibiotics are frequently prescribed/administered in order to prevent infection. If the surgeon doesn’t do this and an infection results, then the doctor will be liable for the results.

In many cases, specialists are supposed to be present to observe laparoscopic surgeries. If a specialist isn’t called-in to observe your procedure and the procedure goes awry, then the surgeon who performed the procedure may be liable for not calling the specialist (as long as it can be proven that the specialist could have prevented the mistake/error if he or she was present).

The decision to perform a laparoscopic or standard procedure is a crucial one. Many factors go into this decision. Sometimes, the wrong factors go into the decision. For example, it may be financially beneficial for the surgeon to perform a laparoscopic procedure as opposed to a standard one. This is true because laparoscopic surgeries are typically much quicker and easier to perform. As such, a doctor can perform many more laparoscopic procedures in a given time than he or she can perform standard procedures.

At the same time, a doctor’s bill/charges for a laparoscopic procedure may be the same (or close to the same) as the charges/bill for a standard procedure. As such, a doctor may be able to make much more money performing laparoscopic procedures than standard procedures.

If Mr. Quackenbush is able to prove that the doctor in your case made the decision to perform a laparoscopic procedure as opposed to a standard procedure for financial reasons (rather than for your health benefits), then he will use this fact in Court. He may be able to prove this fact using testimony from medical providers or the medical records in your case.

Should you have been injured during a laparoscopic surgery in Palm Beach County (including Belle Glade, Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, Greenacres, Jupiter, Lake Worth, Lantana, North Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Springs, Riviera Beach, Royal Palm Beach and Wellington), you can speak to Mr. Quackenbush about your case for free by calling 954-448-7288. Contact this West Palm Beach Laparoscopic Surgery Malpractice Law Firm today.