This alert describes retention of a foreign body related to a surgical procedure. A patient sustained an ankle fracture and underwent an open reduction and internal fixation operation using ...
This alert describes a surgical incident where a prosthesis implant was placed in the wrong body part. A patient was to undergo a bilateral total knee replacement. After implanting the prosthesis ...
This article discusses the patient safety incidents that can occur when high harm complications occur after surgery and other invasive procedures. Review of the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting ...