discogenic Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/johns_hopkins_malpractice_study_surgical_never_events_occur_at_least_4000_times_per_year "After a cautious and rigorous analysis of national malpractice claims, Johns Hopkins patient safety researchers estimate that a surgeon in the United States leaves a foreign object such as a sponge or a towel inside a patient’s body after an operation 39 times a week, performs the wrong procedure on a patient 20 times a week and operates on the wrong body site 20 times a week." Yikes!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmj11 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 I can't get this to post here, but you can follow this link: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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