Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Tragic Error with Neuromuscular Blocker Should Prompt Risk Assessment by All Hospitals

Tragic Error with Neuromuscular Blocker Should Prompt Risk Assessment by All Hospitals

  • March 20, 2015
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When a woman arrived for treatment in an emergency department following brain surgery that had been performed at a different out-of-state hospital, she was supposed to receive IV fosphenytoin for seizure control. Instead, the pharmacy accidentally added rocuronium to the IV bag, which was labeled as fosphenytoin.

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