This alert discusses hypersensitivity reactions after patients were administered contrast agents. Two cases are described where a severe reaction resulted in hypoxic brain damage in one case; in the ...
This alert addresses the various kinds of hazards including body injuries involving presence of metallic objects in the presence of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine. The MRI machine ...
This alert describes a patient safety incident of retention of a foreign body following a diagnostic procedure. A patient had CT scan of the thorax, abdomen and pelvis. A tampon was inserted into ...