A New York City hospital has found that using prefilled syringes instead of vials for surgery may be both cheaper and safer. Anesthesiologists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in Manhattan have begun using the prefilled syringes for some procedures. This is a time when mistakes may be more likely to happen because there are no checks on the anesthesiologist who is responsible for prescribing, preparing and administering the drug.
New York residents who may be concerned about the medical care that they or their loved ones receive in a hospital may be interested in the results of recent research conducted by physicians. According to the research, there has been a striking uptick in the number of medical malpractice legal cases that stem from patients being found deceased in their beds.
Whether through personal experience or the news, chances are you've heard a story about someone dying from a hospital-acquired infection. From the West Coast to the East Coast, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that approximately 75,000 people die each year in the United States from an infection acquired during their stay at a hospital.
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New York residents may have heard about a Florida toddler who suffered severe burns after swallowing a small remote control battery. Although her mother was at home at the time of the accident, she was unable to prevent the battery from going down her daughter's throat before calling 911. The child's parents filed a lawsuit against Wolfson Children's Hospital claiming that it didn't remove the battery soon enough.
Diagnosing a patient correctly has always been a challenge for physicians in New York and elsewhere. Time pressure and conflicting opinions among specialists contribute to the chances of misdiagnosis. To help physicians grapple with the complexities of diagnosis decision making, medical researchers and software engineers have been working to develop software and artificial intelligence systems to supplement human efforts.
Read more: Medical software for diagnosing disease continues to develop
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