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Minneapolis Lawyer: Surgical Errors

Surgeons are the elite of the medical profession, the brightest students in medical school and the highest-paid doctors in the hospital. A patient lying unconscious on an operating table, on the other hand, is completely vulnerable, relying entirely on the skill and commitment of the surgeon, anesthesiologist and operating room nurses.

Most surgical teams deserve that high level of trust, and regularly provide the highest standard of medical care. If you or a member of your family, however, suffered a serious personal injury as a result of a surgical error, you deserve compensation for your loss. I encourage you to discuss your situation with a lawyer experienced in handling medical malpractice claims, an attorney with the resources and commitment to perform a thorough investigation and take a case to trial.

I am a trial lawyer and have achieved favorable results on behalf of clients in medical malpractice and other injury cases. Please feel free to contact my law firm and arrange a free, confidential consultation. I will listen carefully to your story, examine patient records, and give you my frank opinion as to whether a surgical error, one that constitutes medical negligence, occurred.

Patrick L. Cotter, Medical Malpractice Attorney
Minneapolis, St. Paul & Greater Minnesota
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I am prepared to handle a variety of cases involving surgical errors. Examples of factors that may constitute medical negligence include the following:

• Failure to monitor patient’s vital signs in the operating room or recovery room
• Anesthesiologist error, including failure to monitor patient’s oxygen levels during administration of anesthesia
• Failure to note a recorded allergy
• Operating on the wrong body part
• Leaving surgical instruments or sponges in a body cavity
• Post-operative infections
• Vascular and bowel injuries during laparoscopic surgery
• Fatal laparoscopic surgical injury/wrongful death
• Unnecessary surgery

If you have a question about whether a surgical error caused death or serious, permanent injury to someone you care about, you are right to ask for more information. Please feel free to contact my firm and arrange a Free Comprehensive Consultation.

I am a solo attorney – when you come to my office, you will meet with me, not an assistant. If I take your case, I will handle all phases of litigation myself – you will not show up in court and see a stranger at your side.

Minneapolis attorney Patrick L. Cotter, handling surgical error claims throughout Minnesota