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Four Patients Got the Wrong Drug in Nashville. Ask a Better Question.
On August 14, four patients went to Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown in Nashville for joint replacement surgery. All four were harmed during the procedure. The hospital has not said how. One family says the drug was potassium chloride instead of the anesthetic. That patient is paralyzed from the chest down. Why it matters: Spinal anesthesia for a knee or hip replacement is among the most routine things a hospital does. People go in expecting […] The post Four Patients Got the Wrong Drug in Nashville. Ask a Better Question. by Mark Graban appeared first at Lean Blog by Mark Graban.
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