Common wrong site surgery claims* range from surgery on the wrong foot to removing the incorrect disc in the back. All surgery carries a risk, and undergoing a wrong site surgery can be very traumatic for the patient.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nHaving surgery on the wrong side of the body could even lead to PTSD and make the patient unwilling to undergo further surgery, even if they need it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nTypes of wrong site surgery claims: <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>- <\/i><\/span>
Operating on the wrong knee in knee joint replacement surgery<\/div><\/li>
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Operating on the wrong eye<\/div><\/li>
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Removal of the wrong kidney during surgery<\/div><\/li>
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Surgery to repair ligament damage in the wrong shoulder<\/div><\/li>
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Back surgery on the wrong vertebra<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/span>Operating on the wrong knee in knee joint replacement surgery<\/h3><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Operating on the wrong knee in knee joint replacement surgery could cause irreversible damage and affect how you walk and exercise.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe surgical team should clearly mark the correct knee for surgery. Before surgery, there should be a series of checks to ensure that the surgeon will work on the correct knee.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nEven if the operation on the wrong knee is discovered at an early stage, there could be unnecessary scarring and trauma for the patient. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span>Operating on the wrong eye<\/h3><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Operating on the wrong eye during eye surgery could damage your eyesight and leave you with permanent sight problems in both eyes. The surgeon should have a checklist to follow so as to avoid wrong eye surgery.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nSurgery on the incorrect eye can happen: <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>- <\/i><\/span>
When doing cataract removal surgery<\/div><\/li>
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When the surgeon is doing emergency eye surgery after an accident<\/div><\/li>
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When the surgeon is doing lens replacement surgery on the eye<\/div><\/li><\/ul>
Operating on the left instead of the right eye could be medical negligence, and you could have a wrong site surgery claim*. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span>Removal of the wrong kidney during surgery<\/h3><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Removal of the wrong kidney during surgery is clear medical negligence and should never happen in an operating theatre run to a professional standard.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe patient may need to have a kidney removed as it is not working, or they may have a form of kidney cancer. To lose the good kidney and still need surgery to remove the bad kidney could have a devastating effect on their life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nInstead of having a positive outcome to the kidney surgery, the patient could face years of dialysis and other adverse effects after the surgical negligence.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span>Surgery to repair ligament damage in the wrong shoulder<\/h3><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Surgery to repair ligament damage in the wrong shoulder could harm the healthy shoulder, and the patient will need to undergo further surgery in the HSE hospital.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe surgeon may operate on the wrong shoulder when: <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>- <\/i><\/span>
There is an error in the patient’s notes and medical records<\/div><\/li>