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Half of all Medical Negligence claims in the United Kingdom are attributed to surgery from any number of procedures including open surgery, laparoscopy and cosmetic procedures. Most surgical operations are specific and any post surgery problems are usually recognisable immediately making the case for a compensation claim for medical negligence relatively straightforward.

Delays in operating and unnecessary procedures are among the most common surgical medical negligence claims in the UK. All surgery involves a certain degree of risk, yet patients contracting severe infection post-operatively and excessive obtrusive scarring are unacceptable. There are many different types of surgical errors with the most common involving laparoscopic techniques during the course of which the bowel, intestine and blood vessels may be damaged unecessarily.

Medical negligence by surgeons can be the result of not being fully trained or experienced in a new surgical procedure or as a result of a faulty piece of medical equipment, while delays in operating because of late diagnosis can cause the patient serious harm.

If you have been the victim of surgical incompetence by your healthcare provider you should discuss making a compensation claim with a specialist medical negligence solicitor.

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