Pre-operative Clearance Failures

Healthcare providers have a responsibility to determine if a patient is a suitable candidate for any proposed surgical procedure and/or if any special precautions should be taken prior to or during surgery. Pre-operative testing (also called Pre-admission testing) is integral to the necessary evaluation of a patient prior to undergoing surgery. A failure to properly and timely evaluate a patient to assess whether or not he/she is an appropriate candidate may constitute medical malpractice and can result in serious injury to a patient as well as death.