Of nearly 7,000 events, there have only been 28 disciplinary cases, says Gauteng DA shadow health MPL Jack Bloom.
Alex PatrickSevere adverse events lead to death through unintended harm rather than the condition or disease that brought the patient to hospital. Stock photo.“Severe adverse events” led to the deaths of 1,954 patients in Gauteng public hospitals last year.This was revealed by Gauteng health MEC Nomathemba Mokgethi in a written reply to questions in the Gauteng legislature from DA shadow health MPL Jack Bloom.
Severe adverse events lead to death through unintended harm rather than the condition or disease that brought the patient to hospital. said internationally, medication errors are a leading cause of injury and avoidable harm in healthcare systems.iagnostic errors, unsafe transfusion practices, radiation errors and sepsis. Venous thromboembolism is one of the most common and preventable causes of patient harm, contributing to one-third of complications attributed to hospitalisation, the WHO said.
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