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A 2015 study that analyzed the rate of błędy w lekach 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
Nawet jeśli pacjentowi przepisano lub podano właściwy lek, możliwe jest, że otrzyma on niewłaściwą dawkę. Może się to zdarzyć w przypadku leków na receptę, jeśli lekarz, pielęgniarka lub farmaceuta poda lub wyda niewłaściwą dawkę lub wyda pacjentowi nieprawidłowe instrukcje dotyczące wielkości dawki, którą należy przyjąć samodzielnie. W przypadku leków dostępnych bez recepty możliwe jest, że niejasne lub nieprawidłowe instrukcje na opakowaniu mogą prowadzić do nieprawidłowej dawki. Zbyt duża lub zbyt mała dawka leku na receptę lub bez recepty może okazać się szkodliwa dla pacjenta, prowadząc do poważnych skutków ubocznych lub braku poprawy stanu.
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. Kontakt prawnika Napoli Shkolnik zajmującego się błędami w sztuce lekarskiej, aby omówić Twoje szczególne okoliczności.