June 17, 2016
PPSA update on wrong-site surgery
Editor's Note
An update on wrong-site surgery from the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Advisory (PPSA) found that the three most common types reported since 2004 were:
- Anesthetic blocks by anesthesiologists and surgeons (26.6%)
- Wrong-level spinal procedures (12.8%)
- Pain-management procedures (11.5%).
The analysis included a total of 689 reported events.
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