{"id":2221,"date":"2018-11-02T16:53:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-02T20:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/?p=2221"},"modified":"2018-11-28T17:23:05","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T22:23:05","slug":"deceased-womans-estate-wins-millions-for-botched-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/deceased-womans-estate-wins-millions-for-botched-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Deceased Woman\u2019s Estate Wins Millions for Botched Surgery in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Surgeons have an obligation to use the utmost care when performing a procedure. Sadly, this does not always happen. If you or a loved one has suffered injury due to a surgeon\u2019s carelessness, error or misconduct, our trusted Syracuse surgical malpractice attorneys can help you seek the justice and compensation you deserve. At DeFrancisco\u00a0&amp; Falgiatano\u00a0Personal Injury Lawyers, we are dedicated to helping victims of medical malpractice throughout New York.<\/p>\n<p>A New Jersey woman checked into NYU Langone Hospital in November of 2011 for the removal of a benign polyp on her colon. During the surgery, the surgeon allegedly failed to notice that he had burned part of the patient\u2019s small bowel, according to the plaintiff\u2019s lawyer. The patient was in excruciating pain after the surgery. Despite this level of pain, it took the surgeon four days to order a CAT scan, which showed a severe infection. By the time the doctors went back in to operate, the patient was in <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2018\/11\/25\/family-of-mom-who-died-after-botched-surgery-awarded-13m\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">septic shock<\/a> and subsequently died. The woman\u2019s family sued the doctor, and a Manhattan jury awarded the family $13 million.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Establishing Surgical Malpractice <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Just like any other type of malpractice case, establishing surgical malpractice can be complicated. However, that does not mean you shouldn\u2019t try, it just means you should have an experienced lawyer on your side who understand how to navigate this task. In New York, to prove surgical malpractice, you must show that there was a departure, on the part of the surgeon, from the recognized standard of care and that the patient\u2019s injury or death was directly caused by the surgeon\u2019s conduct. In short, the plaintiff must show that the doctor did something or did not do something that he or she was supposed to do, thereby injuring the patient. In the aforementioned case, the doctor was said to have burned a part of the patient\u2019s small bowel and did not notice. This was considered a deviation from the recognized standard of care and a direct cause of the patient&#8217;s death, which is why he was found liable for malpractice.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/deceased-womans-estate-wins-millions-for-botched-surgery\/#more-2221\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Surgeons have an obligation to use the utmost care when performing a procedure. Sadly, this does not always happen. If you or a loved one has suffered injury due to a surgeon\u2019s carelessness, error or misconduct, our trusted Syracuse surgical malpractice attorneys can help you seek the justice and compensation you deserve. 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