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A 2015 study that analyzed the rate of erreurs de médication in surgeries that were performed at Massachusetts General Hospital had a shocking conclusion: a mistake or adverse event occurred in every second surgery, as well as in five percent of drug administrations. The study was presented at the Anesthesiology 2015 meeting in California, and summarized in the Harvard Gazette.
Patients Harmed as a Result of Frequent Surgical Errors
The study not only found that medication errors were made 50 percent of the time, but also that one-third of those errors result in an adverse event for the patient. 30 percent of these adverse events were deemed “significant”; 69 percent “serious”; and under two percent “life-threatening.” Further, nearly 80 percent of errors that were observed in the study were concluded to be preventable.
The errors that were observed were common medication errors, including incorrect labeling of drugs, failing to attend to a problem indicated by a patient’s symptoms/vital signs, incorrectly documenting patient or drug information, and dosage errors.
Incorrect Dosage
Même si un patient se voit prescrire ou donner le bon médicament, il est possible qu'il reçoive la mauvaise dose. Cela peut se produire dans les médicaments délivrés sur ordonnance si un médecin, une infirmière ou un pharmacien administre ou dispense la mauvaise dose ou donne à un patient des instructions incorrectes sur la dose à prendre par lui-même. Avec les médicaments en vente libre, il est possible que des instructions peu claires ou incorrectes sur l'emballage entraînent une dose incorrecte. Trop ou trop peu d'un médicament sur ordonnance ou en vente libre peut s'avérer nocif pour un patient, entraînant des effets secondaires graves ou une condition non améliorée.
When a Medication Error During Surgery Leads to Harm
When a preventable medication error during surgery leads to patient harm, the affected patient has the right to take action. At the law offices of Napoli Shkolnik , we believe that doctors should be held liable when patients suffer due to their negligence. To learn more about your rights after being injured as a result of a surgical or other medical error, contact us today. A consultation with our medical malpractice team is completely confidential. Contacter un avocat pour faute médicale de Napoli Shkolnik pour discuter de votre situation particulière.