CHICAGO – Nearly 1 in 20 Americans older than 50 have artificial knees, or more than 4 million people, according to the first national estimate showing how common these replacement joints have become in anFour serious medical errors were committed in northeast Indiana last year, according to a state report released Monday. In Indiana, 94 errors were reported.
Lutheran Hospital reported two errors. Parkview LaGrange and Surgery One each reported one.
The Indiana Medical Error Reporting System’s fourth annual report collected data on 28 types of reportable events at hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. The total fell 11, from 105 errors reported in 2008.
Lutheran reported one surgery performed on the wrong body part and one death or serious disability associated with medication error.
Parkview LaGrange reported one Stage 3 or 4 pressure ulcer – or bed sore – that developed after hospital admission.
Surgery One reported one surgery performed on the wrong body part.
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