Brain and Spine Injury Lawyer & Attorney : Titolo Law Firm : Las Vegas, Nevada

Rhode Island Hospital has been fined $50,000 and reprimanded by the state Department of Health after its third instance this year of a doctor performing brain surgery in the wrong side of a patient's head.

I've heard of doctor's who amputate the wrong leg while the patient is on the operating table.  This lead to patients writing "this leg" on their leg before going in for surgery.  How, I wonder, can we help the busy, busy medical community to not drill holes in the healthy part of our brains?

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W. L. Gore & Associates announced today the availability of GORE PRECLUDE® Vessel Guard, the first non-biological membrane indicated as a cover for vessels following anterior vertebral surgery.

This device will make anterior approach surgical procedures safer.  The advanced biomaterial reduces the risk of potential vascular injury by providing a permanent and visible plane of dissection around the vasculature to facilitate anterior revision surgery.

It is well known that anterior approaches to the spine are associated with some risk of vascular injury, particularly among patients having undergone previous anterior spinal surgery.  It is expected that the new membrane will provide a vascular tissue-friendly interface giving surgeons, and their patients, greater confidence and peace of mind during anterior revision procedures.

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