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Surgical Errors
Implant procedure may help victims of spinal surgical errors
For Oregon patients that are victims of spinal surgical errors caused by doctor negligence, the prognosis is often grim. Paralysis below the point of the initial trauma is far too often the inevitable result, and little can be done to help those who are paralyzed...
The best treatment for prostate cancer might be no treatment
Each year, about 17 percent of men in Oregon and nationwide will be diagnosed with prostate cancer. Upon receiving this news, most men opt for aggressive treatment options, despite the accompanying long-term side effects of that choice. However, a new study suggests...
Kidney transplant operation gone awry kills donor
A recent story illustrates that surgical errors continue to happen in America's hospitals, despite improved procedures to manage operating rooms and additional personnel being in place. According to sources, a donor woman undergoing a kidney transplant operation bled...
Woman: Doctor never closed surgical wound after hernia operation
Hernias are a fairly common condition in which one's intestines breach the wall of abdominal muscle meant to keep them in place. Anyone in Eugene who has ever tried to lift something too heavy, contorted him or herself oddly while playing sports or been in a traumatic...
Afraid that your doctor pulled an all-nighter?
We've all had days at work when we showed up tired. Chances are most of us were able to adjust our workloads and bounce back the next day. But what happens when that workplace is a hospital? It turns out that fatigue may be a significant cause of surgical errors in...