Types of Medical Malpractice Cases

The most common types include misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis, surgical errors, medication errors, and childbirth injuries.

A misdiagnosis qualifies as medical malpractice if it results from negligence, such as failing to recognize symptoms that any competent doctor would have identified, leading to incorrect or delayed treatment that harms the patient.

Surgical errors can include performing surgery on the wrong body part, leaving surgical instruments inside the patient’s body, or causing unnecessary damage to organs during an operation.

Yes, medication errors such as prescribing the wrong medication or dosage, failing to check for drug interactions or allergies, and administering drugs incorrectly can all be grounds for a medical malpractice claim.