Retained Surgical Sponge

Gabe Sassin successfully resolved a medical malpractice claim against a Texas hospital whose nursing staff failed to account for a surgical sponge left inside the patient following surgery. For nearly two months, the client suffered unexplained pain before the retained sponge was finally identified. What followed was entirely preventable, a second surgery to remove the foreign object, a prolonged hospital stay to treat the resulting infection, and weeks of continued wound care following discharge. The case resolved in the client’s favor before a lawsuit was ever filed, for a confidential amount.