• Surgical Injury
• Surgical Infection
• Prolonged Surgery
• Incorrect Incision
• Incorrect Operation
• Organ Damage
• Nerve Damage
• Wrong Patient Surgery
• Wrong Site Surgery
• Cosmetic Surgery Error
• Plastic Surgery Error
• Contaminated Instruments

When an individual experiences organ damage, the health effects are often devastating and sometimes even deadly. Unfortunately, organ damage is now becoming more common with the recent increase in popularity of surgical procedures, including gastric bypass surgery and various cosmetic procedures. Organs are tightly packed within the abdominal cavity and they often times do suffer damage from pressure exerted on them during the surgery.

Causes of Organ Damage

Surgical mistakes represent one of the primary causes of organ damage, mostly because any invasive surgery performed in the vicinity of organs carries with it the potential risk of damaging an organ. Sadly, preventable mistakes arising from inexperience or recklessness are not uncommon. Some of the more common physician mistakes that can lead to organ damage include:

• Incorrect Incision
• Surgical Infection
• Failure to diagnose or treat a disease or condition which can cause organ damage if left unchecked
• General negligence

Organ damage can also sometimes result from the use of certain drugs prescribed by the physician. Other causes of organ damage include: disease, physical trauma, excessive alcohol intake, and smoking.

Common Consequences of Organ Damage

The effects of organ damage vary greatly. Depending on which organ is affected, the victim may suffer only minor discomfort to severe pain or death. Some of the more common ailments associated with organ damage are:

• Chronic pain
• Internal bleeding
• Infection
• Diseases caused by ineffective organs
• Nutritional deficiency
• Susceptibility to disease

If you or someone you know has suffered organ damage that you feel may have resulted from a physician's negligence, please contact us for a FREE consultation with an experienced Jacksonville medical malpractice lawyer who can answer all your questions. Organ damage can carry enormous costs, both medical and emotional. We can help you recover the compensation to which you may be entitled.