Which Houston-area hospitals have abnormally-high infection rates?
Houston Methodist Hospital and six other hospitals have infection rates that higher than nationwide benchmarks
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Infections
Six steps to reduce your risk of a hospital-acquired infection
On any given day, about 1 in 25 hospital patients has at least one healthcare-associated infection
Bacterial meningitis medical malpractice
Rushed physicians sometimes misdiagnose deadly bacterial meningitis as an upper respiratory infection or common cold
Surgeon ignores red, swollen, oozing knee surgery site, causes dangerous sepsis
For infections, prompt diagnosis and treatment is important
Bariatric/weight loss surgery malpractice and malnutrition
There is a significant risk of malnutrition after some types of bariatric procedures, but some surgeons tend to ignore the signs until it is too late
New guidelines for surgical site infection prevention
Around half of all surgical site infections are preventable with proper care
Lawsuit alleges freestanding ER and trainee doctor cause girl’s death of bacterial meningitis
Resident physician diagnoses patient with ear infection, but five hours after discharge it was too late to save her
Botched meningitis treatment leaves boy with brain injury
Meningitis requires fast treatment, but doctors and nurses repeatedly fumbled
Sinusitis and the danger triangle of the face
Perilous reasons why you should not ignore a lingering sinus infection
The risk of emergency rooms and doctors botching infection treatment
A Houston-area free-standing emergency room and hospital botched infection treatment, almost causing a man his life