Oregon hospital: Medication error killed patient
An Oregon hospital says it administered the wrong medication to a patient, causing her death.
Dec 4, 2014
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An Oregon hospital says it administered the wrong medication to a patient, causing her death.
Dec 4, 2014
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In patients with an acute heart attack, remote ischemic conditioning – intermittent inflation of a blood pressure cuff to cut off blood flow to the arm during transportation to hospital for acute balloon dilatation – ...
Sep 20, 2013
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Bochum's medics have succeeded in treating cerebral palsy with autologous cord blood. Following a cardiac arrest with severe brain damage, a 2.5 year old boy had been in a persistent vegetative state – with minimal chances ...
May 23, 2013
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A hydration regimen tailored to the patient's fluid status was effective in reducing damage to kidneys in patients undergoing cardiac catheterization, according to a study presented at the 24th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular ...
Oct 25, 2012
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A study confirmed no differences in various measures of heart damage, according to cardiac magnetic resonance (MRI) imaging, in patients receiving the anti-clotting medication abxicimab directly into the heart (intracoronary) ...
Oct 25, 2012
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Obese adolescents with no symptoms of heart disease already have heart damage, according to new research.
May 21, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- Forced body cooling known as therapeutic hypothermia has reduced in-hospital deaths among sudden cardiac arrest patients nearly 12 percent between 2001 and 2009, according to a Mayo Clinic study being presented ...
Apr 20, 2012
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Sudden cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death in the United States, and just 7 percent of victims survive that initial collapse. In addition, fewer than half of the small percentage of people whose hearts are restarted ...
Oct 19, 2011
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