surgical error
Scalpel slip-up
A surgical error is a preventable mistake made during an operation—wrong-site surgery, leaving instruments inside a patient, or damaging surrounding tissue.
The term appears in medical and legal contexts, often in discussions of malpractice: The lawsuit alleged surgical error caused permanent nerve damage.
Distinguished from unavoidable complications, surgical errors imply fault.
- medical malpracticeSubstandard care causing injury
- malpracticeHarmful professional negligence
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
- complicationFactor that adds difficulty
incision · operating room · operating table · lawsuit · bleeding · anesthesia · infection · suture · botched · trauma · recovery · scar · mortality · consent · second opinion · hospital · nerve damage · organ
- accidentsaccident, car accident, bike accident, mishap, traffic accident
- adverse eventsside effect, allergic reaction, drug reaction, complication, complications
- complicationscomplication, bleeding, paralysis, infections, hemorrhage
- malpracticemalpractice, medical malpractice, legal malpractice, malpractice insurance, professional negligence
- Medical Harmswrong medication, misdiagnosis, malpractice, adverse reaction, adverse effects
- medical lawmalpractice, medical liability, informed consent, medical licensing, medical negligence
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