Doctor left surgical sponge inside patient following surgery in Illinois
A surgeon performing a second procedure found and removed a surgical sponge from the initial surgery, according to the court ...
Cancer patient suffered for months until surgical sponge found inside him, suit says
His chemotherapy treatment was delayed as doctors attempted to figure out the cause of his pain, an Illinois attorney says.
Surgical sponge left in man’s neck after cancer operation caused delay in treatment, other symptoms: Lawsuit
A Chicago-area hospital is being sued by a former patient after he claimed that the surgeon who operated on him left a surgical sponge in his neck.
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Jury awards nearly $17 million after tool left in surgery patient
A JURY HAS AWARDED $17 MILLION TO A WOMAN AFTER DOCTORS LEFT A 14 INCH SURGICAL TOOL IN HER ABDOMEN. INCREDIBLE. COURT RECORDS SAY SHE CARRIED IT FOR 58 DAYS BEFORE GETTING HELP. THE PATIENT SAYS ...
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Lawsuit alleges staff left surgical sponge inside patient following surgery at Northwestern Medicine Hospital in McHenry
A lawsuit has been filed alleging that medical staff at Northwestern Medicine Hospital in McHenry left a surgical sponge ...
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Broken drill and wires left in patients post-op
Mistakes that led to surgical items, including a piece of broken drill, being left inside patients after operations ... surgical swabs and skin clips. South Tees Hospitals operates the James ...