Of course, plane crashes and surgical errors involve the potential loss of life, which raises the pressure to avoid mistakes.

This significantly improves ergonomy in the operating theatre, decreases the risk of surgical errors and reduces the operating time.

He added that since Oliver made a serious surgical error, his colleagues had lost trust in his medical capability.

It was revealed that he had once had a relationship with colleague Jac Naylor, which dissolved after he blamed her for his own surgical error.

Unfortunately, these skills have apparently eluded certain surgical specialty societies when it comes to reforming compensation of victims of surgical errors.

Reports of surgical errors and medication mistakes are always reviewed.

"To that end, we have adopted a standard of care that will protect patients and should help to eliminate wrong-site surgical errors."

The state said the effect of the surgical error on Mrs. Ayyappan is uncertain.

Notably, Representative John Murtha, who had voted for the House healthcare reform bill in 2009, died from a surgical error in 2010.

But for 5 of the 13 cases, researchers judged that following these procedures, however conscientiously, would not have prevented the surgical errors.