If You Lost Someone During Operation, Would You Sue?

[Larz]

I do understand this, but this individual had it in the absence of gallstones (another leading cause), there was liver damage acredited to binge drinking, and the guy at admission had a prescription on him for... alcohol withdrawl... so it is a pretty safe guess alcohol had a factor in this mans problem.

I do suppose though that healthcare workers, just like police, tend to look at the worst case scenario or darkest scenario first before considering alternatives... don't blame us, for every several people that come in with idiopathic pancreatitis, more come in for pancreatitis second to alcohol abuse. Work in a field where you see the worst long enough and you being to look out ruling out the worst first.

[Zoink]

As said, if someone you loved dearly underwent a surgical procedure that they weren't sure of but the doctors recommend it and during the operation, complications arose and they died, would you sue the hospital? I used to be of the mentality that there are way too many medical malpractice lawsuits today and that many of them weren't warranted, but now I'm starting to see a little different.

Absolutely not. As long as the surgeon tells you the risks then its *your* decision to make, not the surgeons. A doctor can tell you he recommends it, but ultimately its your decision. If you don't want to risk it, then don't and accept the other concequences. People don't want to take the responsibility for decisions like this and instead want to heap the responsibility and blame on the surgeon.

Complications because of a risky operation is normal and its part of the risks involved in living. Every life must take risks to live, and every life will end at some point. Just because a risk doesn't pay off, that doesn't mean a pay day.

We're not talling about surgeons leaving sponges inside or anything (that's not a 'complication', that's a mistake). As long as he does his job to the best of his ability, then that's all you can hope for and all you could possibly sue for.