Sentences with phrase «death of a patient under»

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

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.

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

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Juno blames the use of fludarabine for the cerebral edema deaths of the three patients, all under age 25.

Under New York law, patients may legally refuse treatment and authorize the withdrawal of life - support systems, including nutrition, even in those instances where such steps would undoubtedly hasten death.

Readers of SHS may recall the terrible San Luis Obispo case of a transplant surgeon named Hootan Roozrokh who is charged felonious wrongdoing in trying to kill a profoundly disabled patient so his organs could be procured under a «heart death» protocol.

Should the «worse than death» meme ever be accepted by society, or adopted into the standard - of - care guidelines established by healthcare technocrats, or implemented under Obamacare cost / benefit insurance coverage guidelines, then expanding access to assisted suicide to — and even rationing the healthcare of — such patients is an imminent possibility.

During 30 years of a surgical career, it has been my not quite tongue - in - cheek observation that a patient's chance of survival is inversely proportional to the number of anesthesiologists required to get the operation under way; a figure of six or higher is a virtual guarantee of death.

Everyone seems to know someone who tells a tale of losing a pet under anesthesia, but a recent study among human beings anesthetized over a period of 8 years in a Brazilian hospital revealed that although some patients died during surgery (16 deaths in 10,000), they were all related to patient factors, like preexisting disease1.

As the problem of alarm fatigue comes under increased scrutiny, Massachusetts General Hospital has implemented steps to improve the medical staff's response to patient alarms and avoid unnecessary deaths.

Medical malpractice is generally defined as the failure of a doctor, nurse, or other medical professional to exercise the degree of care owed by the medical professional to his or her patient under the particular circumstances that gave rise to a patient's injury or death.

Unfortunately, some of these people make mistakes that result in serious injury or the death of a patient — and worst of all, the injuries could continue to happen to others under the person's care.

The improper administration or inadequate supply of oxygen to a patient who is under sedation can cause paralysis, brain damage, and even death.

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.

Managed entire workflow of labor and delivery unit, which included transcribing physician orders, answering phone calls, registering and admitting patients / newborns into the Meditech computer system, notifying selected Pediatrician upon the birth of newborn, scheduling of obstetrical procedures, typing birth / death certificates, and handling of paternity / denial paperwork, provided direct patient care to mothers and newborns under the supervision of the nurse.