Wrong patient taken to kidney transplant surgery
Wrong patient, wrong site, wrong procedures are all sentinel events that should never happen
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Surgery
Upper endoscopy preoxygenation, anesthesia and medical malpractice
New specialty face mask will improve patient safety
Surgeons should take seriously patient complaints of pain after surgery
Abnormal pain can be the first sign of accidental damage to a nearby organ in the operating room
The dangers of oversedation for pain management, other office surgical procedures
Oversedation, poor carbon dioxide monitoring have been linked to brain injuries and deaths
The ins and outs of unavoidable healthcare injuries under Texas law
The failure to diagnose and treat an unavoidable injury may still be negligent
Are surgeons different from physicians in Texas?
While surgeons are doctors, they function differently
Operating room fires make the top 10 list of 2020 hospital sentinel/never events
Most OR fires include oxygen and either electrocautery or lasers
Retained foreign bodies/surgical items are among top serious 2020 medical errors
Sponges, needles, and gauze are the most common surgical items negligently left behind in patients' bodies
Wrong site, wrong person surgeries among top serious 2020 medical errors
One hospital recently admitted to surgically removing the wrong man's prostate gland
When a known complication happens, it doesn't mean there wasn't also medical negligence
Surgeons, physicians, and nurses must take precautions to guard against known complications and risks