10 Most Common Causes of Malpractice Suits Against Physicians

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10. Unnecessary or Incorrect Surgery

If a doctor performed an unnecessary surgery that had no medical value, the patient has the right to consider suing the doctor, and this often happens. Not only do doctors sometimes perform unnecessary surgeries but they also perform them in an incorrect way, causing many consequences. There must be a legitimate need for surgery, and it must come from a reasonable concern. However, out 48 million surgeries performed in the U.S. each year, a great number of them are unnecessary.

10 Most Common Causes of Malpractice Suits Against Physicians

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