Contaminated Surgical Instruments

One of the leading causes of injury and death after surgeries are infections. That is why it is so important that every piece of equipment used in a surgical procedure be completely sterilized before use. There are over 30 million surgeries in the U.S. every year, which means any risk level for contaminated instruments is too high. Unfortunately, it is estimated that as many as 20% of all surgeries result in infections and many of these are caused by contaminated instruments. If you or a loved one has been injured or killed due to an infection that may have been caused by contaminated instruments, please call a skilled Chicago medical malpractice attorney.

Surgical infections are highly dangerous and can often result in life-threatening complications and permanent disabilities. If you or a loved one experience an infection while in the hospital, you will often need to undergo additional treatments, miss even more work and stay in the hospital even longer, all of which will result in astronomical medical expenses that you should not need to pay when the infection was the result of a negligent surgical team. If you have been victimized by a surgical infection, a Chicago medical malpractice attorney can help ensure you are not forced to pay for the mistake of someone else.

When you or a loved one has been injured due to a contaminated instrument infection, you are entitled to damages to cover your medical expenses, lost wages, pain, suffering, disability and more. It doesn’t matter what condition was being treated through the surgery, if the instruments used were not sanitary, resulting in an infection, you are entitled to compensation for your pain and suffering. Your Chicago medical malpractice lawyer can look at evidence from other infections and investigate the hospital’s sterilization process to uncover evidence proving that you were likely to have been affected by contaminated instruments.

If you have any questions, please call the Law Office of Chicago Medical Malpractice Attorney and schedule a consultation with a top Chicago medical malpractice attorney.

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