Rhode Island hospital fined for "mis-staggered brain" three times a year

rhode islandHospital in Providence, Rhode Island,a medical accident occurred on23 this month, a neurosurgeon in the operation actually gave the patient the patient's unsick side of the brain knife, thanks to his correction in time, the diseasesurvivedThis is the third time this year that the hospital's neurosurgery has "mis-cut" patientsRhode Island Health Departmenton the 2nd6 to denounce the hospital, and ordered the hospital to pay a $50,000 fineHealth Minister David Gifford said it was the first time the Rhode Island Department of Health had fined a hospitalThe most recent surgical
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3, the last time the surgery was performed in a neurosurgery intensive care unit, with a neurosurgery doctor and an intern working together, the Providence Daily News reportedThe 8
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-year-old female patient was diagnosed with bleeding between the brain and the skull To drain the blood, the attending physician began drilling holes in the patient's right brain, but a CT scan showed a bleeding on the patient's left brain The attending doctor immediately noticed the error, but fortunately only touched the patient's cerebral cortex, has not yet reached the skull After stitching up the wound, the doctor began to operate on the patient's left brain The hospital said in a statement that the patient's wound had been stitched, the doctor later gave the patient bleeding side of the brain smoothly carried out surgery, the patient 2 6 in good condition The "dangerous" operation was reminiscent of a similar medical accident at the hospital four months ago An 86-year-old patient also underwent neurosurgeal surgery in the emergency room on July 30 this year for a brain haemorrhage, which was performed by J Frederick J Dr Harrington, who did not verify the CT tablets before the operation, performed the operation on the patient's side of the brain based on memory Harrington corrected the error immediately after the error was discovered, but the patient died within days of the operation A preliminary investigation by the Rhode Island Department of Medical Examiner's Department said the patient's death was not related to the medical accident Taking into account a recent medical accident, the neurosurgery at Rhode Island Hospital has "mis-cut" patients four times in six years, and three times a year this year alone Order rectification a recent medical accident, Rhode Island Hospital on the same day to the Rhode Island State Ministry of Health informed the situation, the Ministry of Health on the 25th of the hospital conducted a "surprise" investigation The investigation found that the medical staff present at the time of the operation failed to check the operating area as required by the hospital Health Minister Gifford said the hospital failed to meet the requirements of its licence because it had "not been able to provide adequate care to patients undergoing neurosurgery" Gifford asked hospitals to have a full doctor on hand to supervise patients wherever they perform edps, asking doctors to give patients a full set of examinations before starting surgery; doctors , nurses or medical technicians to ensure that patients , and surgical services; and , the Health Department asked hospitals to develop an education plan help doctors avoid "wrong heads" errors In fact
, after the medical accident in July this year, the ministry of health has issued an order , asked the hospital to rectify But Gifford argues that the "repeated ban" on surgical errors is not just due to the negligence of individual medical staff, but the whole system of hospital prevention errors, "the previous rectification work was limited to individuals and education, not the entire system of hospitals." He added that hospitals should optimize operating procedures to avoid further mistakes For example, the hospital has adopted a procedure called "pause", whereby all medical staff ensure that everything is in place before surgery can begin However, the plan is not detailed enough and medical staff are not required to verify the source of the patient's initial medical records, such as X-ray results The Ministry of Health asked the Rhode Island Hospital to submit a corrective measures within 15 days After receiving the instruction
s from the Ministry of Health, the Rhode Island Hospital issued a statement saying, "Our hospital brings together talented and dedicated medical professionals who are working hard to provide the best service to their patients, but these are not enough." If a staff member does not understand and implement our hospital's policies and procedures, our plans will not be implemented efficiently." Both the Rhode Island Hospital and the Ministry of Health declined to name the doctors involved in a recent medical accident, and the hospital said it had taken "corrective measures" against the medical staff The Ministry of Health said the commission, which issues a professional licence for doctors and nurses, would investigate the accident to determine whether disciplinary measures should be taken against the medical personnel involved The hospital hired consultants to oversee the hospital two weeks ago, and three independent consultants are responsible for examining the development and implementation of neurosurgery reform policies, which will report to the Ministry of Health by December 15 Asked by reporters why such a medical incident occurred again at the hospital, hospital spokeswoman Jane Bruno said the hospital focused on the exchange of information between emergency departments and operating rooms within four months of the July incident, and that issues related to in-room surgery had not been resolved (
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