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Hospitals Begin To Report “Adverse Events” Los Angeles-The self disclosure by a number of hospitals in California has begun, and it is not a pretty sight. Over a 10 month period that ended in May 2008, doctors performed the wrong surgery, operated on the wrong part, or on the wrong patient 41 different times. Foreign objects were reported left inside of patients after surgery 145 times. There are 28 different types of dangerous mistakes that under California and Federal law must be reported to state regulators, ... Read More

Washington, D.C.-The drugs that are typically administered to reduce pain and cut awareness during surgery can now cause a certain level of increased pain and suffering after the surgery is over. A team of scientists and researchers working at Georgetown University Medical Center have found that anesthesia drugs that are considered noxious cause the neurons and receptors in the central nervous system to be not used during surgery. But their administration during surgery will often cause these areas to become hyper sensitive after surgery, ... Read More