Poorly cleaned and sterilized reuseable surgical equipment causes serious infections
Without proper cleaning, tissue or fluid from one patient can remain in surgical equipment when it is used on a subsequent patient
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Patient safety
Lung cancer misdiagnosis and medical malpractice
Tomball, Texas patient's lung cancer went misdiagnosed and untreated for six months
Medicare/Medicaid cited Houston's Park Plaza Hospital with two violations in 2018
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services send surveyors to accredited hospitals to identify quality of care concerns
Stroke centers, treatment, and medical malpractice
May is National Stroke Awareness Month: Learn stroke symptoms and how to increase your odds of a good outcome
Tyler registered nurse arrested, charge with murder of patient
Two things that you can do to have a safer hospital experience
Pharmacy malpractice: Pharmacist fills prescription at 15 times the prescribed dosage
Learn three things that you can do to improve your prescription drug safety
New system provides doctors and nurses instant access to hospital records nationwide
Member hospitals can access records from other member hospitals in all 50 states, Washington, DC, and five other nations
Three factors affecting anesthesia safety and malpractice in the operating room
Medical journal article reports that changing operating room medication labels can prevent mix-ups
Persistent runny nose caused by undiagnosed cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak
Head and face infections pose a risk of spreading to the brain
DVT and pulmonary embolism diagnosis, treatment, and medical malpractice
Formation of venous blood clots is the top cause of death and disability in hospitalized patients