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Retained Objects after Surgery

Oct 21, 2013 by ArtiModi

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Unintended retained foreign objects are the subject of a new Joint Commission Sentinel Event Alert issued October 17, 2013: Unintentional retained surgical objects. Most of the cases Med League hears about have involved objects that were left inside the patient [...]

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Operating room liability

Oct 18, 2012 by ArtiModi

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Perioperative nurses are at risk for liability as they function in a highly collaborative environment interfacing with healthcare professionals, such as the surgeon, radiologist, anesthesiologist, nurse anesthetist, physician assistants, Registered Nurse First Assistants (RNFA), and many others. The stereotypical idea [...]

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Plaintiff winner #1: Wrong patient/wrong site surgery

Nov 03, 2010 by ArtiModi

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Operate on the wrong patient or wrong side of the body? Unthinkable, you say? According to a new study, surgeons do this 40 times a week! A study of more than 27,370 adverse events self-reported by Colorado physicians was published [...]

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Retained Objects after Surgery

Operating room liability

Plaintiff winner #1: Wrong patient/wrong site surgery

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