Foreign Objects Left After Surgery in New York

When a surgeon leaves a foreign object, such as a surgical clamp, catheter, lap band or sponge, inside a patient after surgery, it can have serious effects. This is also known as having a retained foreign objects (RFO). The risk of this happening increases with the complexity of the surgery. In a lengthy, complicated surgery, there can many different apparatuses used, and the surgeron has a greater risk of forgetting an item. When this occurs, the patient is subject to severe infection, organ damage, internal bleeding and possibly death. In some cases, those objects can be mistaken for organs on an x-ray or MRI, complicating and compromising the patient's recovery. These types of physician errors can occur in a wide range of surgical procedures, but are most likely to happen in cases involving the abdomen and thorax, including gastric bypass surgery, laparoscopic surgery and abdominal surgery.

If you or a loved one has been injured due to the failure of a surgeon to remove all foreign objects after surgery, a medical malpractice attorney at the Law Offices of Sam Rosmarin may be able to help. Our firm represents patients throughout Brooklyn, New York City and the Bronx. When you contact our firm to discuss your case, we will take the time to talk to you about your concerns, what you have gone through, and what a lawyer can do to help.

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