Sentences with phrase «death of a patient»

It is estimated that about one in four nursing homes is cited for the abuse or even death of the patients under their care.

Following surgery, patients may have permanent physical damage, may be prevented from returning to work, and severe complications can cause death of the patient.

It is estimated that about one in four nursing homes is cited for abuse or even death of patients under their care.

According to one estimate, nearly one in four nursing homes has been cited for the abuse or death of patients under their supervision.

The mortality rates of these patients climbed at roughly the same rate, on average, with a steeper rise in deaths of patients admitted to the ICU for overdose after 2012.

«Bills like this might sound humanitarian at first glance, but what they result in is severe healthcare rationing by insurance companies, the premature deaths of patients who could survive to live meaningful lives, and a slippery slope environment where seniors are subtly urged to to «avoid being a burden,»» said Chiaroscuro Group spokesman Greg Pfundstein.

In Calvelli and Ciglio v Italy, where the applicant complained that the state had failed to prosecute a doctor whose negligence allegedly caused the death of his baby, the Court held that the state's positive obligation under Article 2 to protect life required regulations in place to safeguard patients» lives and to provide an independent judicial system which can determine the cause of death of patients in the care of the medical profession.

Gosnell was also found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the 2009 death of patient Karnamaya Mongar and convicted of numerous lesser charges, including multiple counts of violating Pennsylvania's informed consent law and twenty - one counts of abortion of unborn babies over twenty - four weeks gestation.

An increased amount of miRNA in brain cells was correlated with a younger age at disease onset and an earlier age at death of the patients.

$ 1.65 Million Settlement for Wrongful Death of Patient Whose Needed Surgery Was Not Timely Scheduled

Officials at the Central New York Psychiatric Center in Marcy are probing the March 12 death of a patient who was civilly confined in the hospital's secure unit for sex offenders.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is primarily the cause of death of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

About one in four nursing homes has been cited for the abuse or death of a patient under their care, according to one estimate.

In early September, Alnylam stopped giving doses of its fitusiran drug for a rare bleeding disorder to patients enrolled in clinical studies after the death of a patient.

The hospice movement understands that the death of a patient affects not only the patient, but the patient's family and friends, and even society at large.

It has led to a «culture of silence,» in which even the censure of doctors assisting in the death of their patients has been forbidden by state law.

I think most of our patients would reach the stage of acceptance if it were not for the members of the helping professions, especially the physicians, who can not accept the death of a patient... the second and quantitatively more frequent problem is the immediate family which «hangs on» and can not «let go.»

But as originally written, the bill redefined, as a method of killing, «the use of sedative medications to relieve extreme suffering by making the patient unaware and unconscious, while artificial food and hydration are withheld, during the progression of the disease, leading to the death of the patient.»

Ironically, the above study demonstrated that 3.7 % of hospitalized patients sustain an injury caused by medical treatment; 69 % of these injuries were preventable and 14 % of these errors contributed to the death of the patient.

There is no rational moral distinction between allowing someone to die and actively assisting them to die in these circumstances: the intention and the outcome (the death of the patient) are the same in both cases.

DUNKIRK - The Post-Journal is reporting that the ambulance driver who was operating an ambulance when it veered off the road and crashed — resulting in the death of a patient — has not received any criminal charges related to the incident, though the... [Read more...]

The state says it's required under federal law to try to recoup certain Medicaid costs after the death of a patient.

Understanding how nurses cope following the death of a patient after CPR may help identify nurses most at risk for postcode stress and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to new research published in the American Journal of Critical Care (AJCC).

His story inspired a book, The Forever Fix, which heralded the LCA trials as part of the wave of successes for gene therapy, which was recovering from several setbacks — including the death of a patient and cancer in others — in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Using diagnosis and procedure codes, the researchers identified hospital admissions and deaths of patients with sepsis and estimated the percentage of total hospital charges associated with sepsis hospitalizations.

That clearance would be a high - water mark for gene therapy research, which suffered a major setback in 1999 with the death of a patient in a clinical trial for a liver disorder.

«He was charged with... murder because the jury found that the death of a patient was the result of Burroughs practicing medicine without a license»

So not only did he make a poor decision that possibly led to the death of a patient, but throughout the story he absolves himself of guilt.

It is fascinating that Lanthimos and his co-writer Efthymis Filippou (who also co-wrote THE LOBSTER with Lanthimos) never show Steven troubled by the death of his patient due to his negligence or his understanding that retribution must be made.

THIS BOOK RECOUNTS what happened at Memorial Medical Center during and after Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 and follows events through the aftermath of the crisis, when medical professionals were arrested and accused of having hastened the deaths of their patients.

Terminal illness is a disease that can not be cured or adequately treated and that is reasonably expected to result in the death of the patient within a short period.

Flu - like symptoms progress and ultimately result in the death of the patient.

A large number of worms dying at once can cause the death of the patient.

This results in various types of shock and can lead to stomach necrosis (death) and, ultimately, the death of the patient.

Medications are available that can kill the heartworms quickly, but in some patients that are already fragile, the dying heartworms can land in the lungs and other organs of the body (called an embolus), resulting in the death of the patient.

A majority of the Court held that Slovenia's failure to provide an effective independent judicial system to determine responsibility for the death of a patient receiving medical treatment violated Article 2 even though the death itself took place before the Convention came into force in that state.

It is very sad that Dr Ubani was able to come to the UK as a Locum GP as his actions resulted in the death of a patient who desperately needed medical attention.

Sadly, there are many that fail to keep the standards expected of them and cause the death of a patient due to negligence.

Often times, the negligence of a doctor or other healthcare professional working at a hospital can lead to injuries or deaths of patients.

Maya also takes cases in involving orthopaedic injuries and other health conditions, surgical errors, complications of vaginal and rectal mesh implants and cases involving the death of the patient.

Medical - when a physician makes an incorrect diagnosis or failed to render appropriate management that resulted in the death of the patient under his care.

If a health care professional fails to uphold acceptable standards of care, resulting in injuries or the death of a patient, that health provider is guilty of medical malpractice.

When medical malpractice results in the death of the patient, the patient's next of kin may have a wrongful death claim.

Obtained affirmance by the Alabama Supreme Court of judgment as a matter of law entered in favor of psychiatrist, who was accused of negligently causing the death of a patient who committed suicide following her discharge from the hospital.

It is estimated that about one in four nursing homes is cited for the abuse or death of patients in their care.

It is estimated that about one in four nursing homes has been cited for the abuse or death of patients under their care.