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With National Public Radio, Oprah, and other media outlets covering patient awareness during anesthesia, many providers report an increasing number of questions about the issue from their patients.
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An uninsured man presented to the hospital complaining of chest pain. Doctors determined that he required heart-valve replacement surgery, but they discharged the patient until he could receive treatment for other conditions that could have complicated the heart surgery if left untreated.
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It appears no one was harmed by the bogus emergency department (ED) staffer at St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa, FL, which means there may be no resulting lawsuit.
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"Parking" patients with emergency medical services (EMS) crews still can happen even when the risk manager knows it is wrong and has taken an official stance against it, experts warn.
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An interpretive guideline that calls for a more thorough informed consent process, whether the patient wants to hear the details or not, is causing consternation for physicians and risk managers across the country.
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A woman who required a feeding tube went to the hospital for a colonoscopy. Because of complications experienced during the procedure, doctors inserted a central line for intravenous fluid access.
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No matter what other valid, necessary precautions you have in place, the effort to thwart infant abduction all centers on limiting access by people who shouldn't be on the newborn unit.
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A patient with pre-existing Addison's disease was admitted for the treatment and care of a fractured humerus. When the admitting physician tried to order hydrocortisone for the patient, the pharmacist erroneously transcribed the order as hydrochlorothiazide.
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The community of Lubbock, TX, was shocked last year when a newborn baby was stolen from its mother, who had come to trust the accused kidnapper because she appeared to be on staff at the hospital.
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Infant abductions happen with enough regularity that the compiled statistics paint a clear picture of how the perpetrators typically commit the act and who they are.
