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Implantable valves, particularly mechanical valves which continue to encroach on tissue valves, are unique. Methods such as valvuloplasty, mitral valve repair, or use of ultrasound are unlikely to reduce the number of valve replacements into the twenty-first century. Valve selection remains in the hands of the surgeon because of the critical nature of the procedure. If anything goes wrong, the result can be catastrophic to the patient. Cost of a valve, from 3000— 4000, is a relatively small part of the cost of open-heart surgery which can mn as high as 30,000. Growth of the cardiovascular valve market has slowed in the United States with the decline of the threat of rheumatic fever. [Pg.182]

All my jobs were very physical, and I had a series of injuries that year. I had surgery for a groin injury, and it wouldn t heal. I went to numerous doctors and pain clinics, and finally went to Mayo Clinic for a month, where they put me on muscle relaxers, pain killers, steroids and twelve Advil a day. None of that made much of a difference, and probably set me up for my environmental illness. I was in such severe pain that I couldn t sit or walk. We had no idea what was wrong. [Pg.77]

A person who is considering any type of laser surgery should ask his doctor to provide specific and detailed information about what could go wrong during the procedure and what the negative impact on the patient s health or appearance might be. [Pg.72]

Surgery performed on the wrong body part or wrong patient ... [Pg.105]

When we need to visit a healthcare professional we can expect to receive the safest healthcare available. But sometimes things may not work out as expected. For example, a patient may be given the wrong dose of medicine. Qr there may be complications after surgery that mean the result is not as good as expected. Most adverse events are minor and do not result in harm. When a patient is harmed they have a right to know what has happened and why. [Pg.180]

This study, admittedly a solitary example, at the very least shows that well intentioned efforts to engage patients need to be viewed with some caution and may also introduce new risks. Introducing an unreliable safety check is likely to be worse than having no check at all, potentially even increasing the chance of wrong site surgery because the absence of a NO mark could be a prompt to operate there, even though it is simply an omission by the patient. [Pg.302]

DiGiovanni, C.W., Kang, L. and Manuel, J. (2003) Patient compliance in avoiding wrong-site surgery. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery of America, 85-A(5), 815-819. [Pg.305]

Factors Contributing to Human Error in Surgical Pathology and Causes of Wrong-Site Surgeries... [Pg.131]

Mulloy, D. R, Hughes, R. G., Wrong-Site Surgery A Preventable Medical Error, in Patient Safety and Quality An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses, edited by R. G. Hughes, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland, 2008, Chapter 36, pp. 1-11. [Pg.138]

Saufl, N. M., Universal Protocol for Preventing Wrong Site, Wrong Procedure, Wrong Person Surgery, Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing, Vol. 19, 2004, pp. 348-351. [Pg.138]

Surgical events Inappropriate surgeries, wrong-site surgery, etc. [Pg.29]

Eliminate wrong-site, wrong-patient, wrong-procedure surgery... [Pg.195]

Canale, S. T, and others. Report on the Task Force on Wrong-Site Surgery. (Rev. ed.) Rosemont, 111. American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, 1998. [Pg.246]

Surgery on the wrong patient or wrong body part... [Pg.287]


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