Medication errors in the operating room are not uncommon. It has come to the attention that some health care practitioners are still violating best practices associated with safe injections and are placing patients at risk. This article discusses two reports from The official Journal of Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation wherein negligence from anesthesia-pain management physician was noted in the past. 1.
Patient Safety Alerts from National Health Service of Great Britain A patient in Post-Anaesthesia Care Unit (PACU) accidentally received residual neuromuscular blocker that was left in the intravenous (IV) tubing following a surgical procedure. Due to this, the patient underwent muscle paralysis, unconsciousness, and respiratory and cardiac arrest. Safety Alert: All the practitioners should be reminded that all intravenous ports and stopcocks should be effectively flushed at the…
