Most surgeons perform surgeries on their patients to a high standard, and their patients expect nothing less as they are owed a duty of care. Despite this, patients have complained of errors occurring during their operation, errors which should not have occurred. The risks involved in a surgical procedure should not be confused with errors on the part of the surgeon. For example, the doctor has a duty to inform their patient of the risks involved in their surgery and the likelihood of it affecting the surgery. In these cases, if something goes wrong the patient cannot hold the surgeon responsible. However, if the error is related to leaving swabs inside a patent, or failure in the correct administration of anaesthesia to the patient, then the hospital could be held liable. If you have suffered as a result of a faulty injury, you could be entitled to make a surgical error compensation claim.
