Nashville Surgical Injury Lawyer 

Help for Victims of Surgical Errors & Medical Malpractice in Nashville

When heading into surgery, people trust their surgeons to provide them with proper care during the procedure, and to make sure nothing happens that could affect their ability to successfully recover from the operation.   While millions of surgeries are performed successfully each year, there are thousands of surgeries in which an error causes injury to the patient.  In some cases, a patient may die due to the injuries he or she suffers during surgery.

If you or someone you love is the victim of a surgical error or surgical injury, it’s in your best interest to speak with an experienced Nashville medical malpractice attorney as soon as possible.  A skilled and well-practiced lawyer can review your claim, inform you of your legal rights, and help you file a lawsuit against the surgeon, hospital, or anesthesiologist responsible for your condition.

Types of Surgical Errors

A surgical error takes place when a surgeon, or nurse, anesthesiologist, or any other person in the operating room makes a mistake that causes injury or death to a patient.  There are many different types of surgical errors, some of which include:

• Leaving a surgical instrument in the body cavity
• Administering too much anesthesia before the surgery
• Accidently cutting a nerve, tissue, vein, artery, organ
• Operating on the wrong body part
• Failure to properly treat a wound

If you need help filing a surgical injury case in Nashville, you should contact the Law Office of Alexander W. Gothard today to learn more about your legal rights and best options!