Patient suffers cut esophagus during hiatal hernia surgery
Even known complications must be timely diagnosed and treated
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Patient safety
Triple rule out protocol: Safely evaluating chest pain, shortness of breath, and passing out
Patient safety requires ruling out three life-threatening conditions
Fort Worth Court of Appeals rules that patients and families are entitled to due process in end-of-life hospital committee meetings
Texas hospital committees tend to rubber stamp anti-patient decisions pushed by administrators
These seven Texas hospitals received the maximum Medicare penalty for readmission rate concerns
Readmission rates provide insights on whether patients are discharged from the hospital before they're ready
Virtually every HCA hospital in Houston hit with Medicare penalties for 2022
The HCA hospitals had higher readmission rates compared to other hospitals
The patient risks of concurrent or overlapping surgeries
Prominent surgeon sanctioned for sleeping in car during surgery
Spinal canal stenosis and the bounds of medical malpractice
Proper management of spinal canal stenosis can prevent spinal cord injuries and disability
Texas certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) loses legal challenge against physician experts
CRNA note for epidural anesthesia placement catheter was missing from the medical record
Anesthesiologist-led rapid response teams have better patient safety results than nurse-led teams
Cleveland Clinic study analyzes data from over 450,000 hospital admissions
Blood clots, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), and medical malpractice
DVTs can cause pulmonary embolism after surgery