Gastric Bypass Malpractice Lawsuits are on the Rise

Gastric Bypass Malpractice and resulting lawsuits are on the rise.Gastric bypass statistics show that over 90,000 people will have gastric bypass surgery to treat obesity. One in two hundred gastric bypass patients will die from the surgery. This is a death rate double that of other major surgeries with similar complexity.

What is gastric bypass surgery?

Gastric bypass surgery involves the reduction of the stomach pouch to a pouch about one ounce or less in size, and the creation of a stoma, or a small opening between the intestine and the stomach. The stomach pouch is reduced in size, and therefore achieves a quicker sensation of fullness after eating. With a gastric bypass,you become full quicker due to the smaller size of your stomach.Also, the stoma delays the emptying of the stomach, allowing you to stay "full" longer.

Although gastric bypass surgery might sound simple and not as invasive as other major surgeries, the operation still involves cutting and reconnection of stomach tissues in which problems can arise. Gastric bypass surgery can be a life threatening procedure,and malpractice is occurring all too often as doctors and medical facilities are failing to properly assess the early signs of trouble.

Complications of Gastric Bypass Surgery

Complications of gastric bypass surgery include: negligence causing leakage of gastrointestinal juices from the sutures or staple lines,which often results in serious personal injury such as infection,abscess, peritonitis and sometimes wrongful death.

Other complications that can occur during a gastric bypass procedure include pulmonary emboli (blood clot in the lungs) and respiratory failure resulting in death. Post operative gastric bypass complications can include kidney problems, gallstones, hernia, and small bowel obstruction.

Pain from gastric bypass surgery should subside significantly by the second day after surgery. If back pain, shoulder pain, excessive urination, and difficulty breathing occurs, a gastrointestinal leakage could be suspected. These symptoms of gastric bypass complications should not be overlooked.

At the Rasansky Law Firm, our team of gastric bypass lawyers will look at several common signs of gastric bypass malpractice,including the failure to assess gastrointestinal leakages properly,in determining if Gastric Bypass Malpractice and Negligence could have caused your loved one’s painful suffering, catastrophic injury, or wrongful death.

Signs of Gastric Bypass Surgery Medical Malpractice

Inexperienced doctors, some performing surgery after only taking a weekend seminar.

Surgery occurred in a facility lacking appropriately sized equipment such as diagnostic tools, instruments, and operating tables for an obese person.

Excessive pain after a Gastric Bypass Surgery

Serious complications occur such as clotting, kidney problems, and respiratory problems

Doctors failed to respond in an efficient manner when a patient complained of symptoms indicating gastrointestinal leakage or other complications resulting in death.

Physicians performing too many surgeries in a day, resulting in fatigue and essentially putting patients at risk.

Failure to educate the patient and their family of all the risks associated with a Gastric Bypass surgery and failing to educate them on post operation surgery.