Surgical Checklists Improve Safety, Reduce Risk of Death: Study
A new study finds that hospitals that implemented a WHO surgical safety checklist had fewer patients die in the month following a surgical procedure.
Tag Archives: Surgical Sponge
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Surgeons Leaving Tools Behind in Patients is Not Rare: Report
More surgical tools are likely left behind in patients than believed, but the problem can be prevented with simple steps, according to The Joint Commission.
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Robotic Surgery Failures, Complications Result in Med. Bd. Complaint
A doctor faces charges from the Colorado state medical board following a number of robotic surgery failures and complications experienced following use of the da Vinci Surgical System.
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California Hospital Mistakes Result in $850K in Fines
State health regulators have fined 14 California hospitals about $850,000 for serious medical mistakes that they say put patient lives in jeopardy, including leaving surgical tools inside patients.
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Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Sponge Left In Man After Surgery
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed by the family of a man who allegedly died as a result of complications from a surgical mistake where a sponge was left…
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Lawsuit Over Surgical Sponge Left in Patient Results in $525k Verdict
A Pennsylvania woman has been awarded more than $500,000 in a medical malpractice lawsuit filed after a surgical sponge was left in her abdomen during a cesarean section.
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Surgical Malpractice Lawsuit Over Forgotten Sponge Results in $2.5M
A jury awarded $2.5 million last week in a Kentucky malpractice lawsuit filed by a woman who was injured when a surgical sponge was left inside her after surgery.
