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BackPatients' medicines were mixed up during heart operations at Karolinska
Patients' medicines were mixed up during heart operations at Karolinska
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Patients' medicines were mixed up during heart operations at Karolinska

The state accident commission is to investigate the incident where the patients' hearts could not be started.

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  • During two heart operations at Karolinska University Hospital in Solna, the patients' medications were mixed up, which led to the hearts not being able to start.
  • The state accident commission is now investigating the incident.

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Medication mix-up is a known patient safety risk that can lead to serious events.

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During two heart operations at Karolinska University Hospital in Solna, the patients' medications were mixed up and after the operations their hearts could not start.

After the incident, the National Accident Commission will now investigate the incident.

"Medicine mix-up is a known patient safety risk, but despite measures, serious events continue to occur. This indicates that there are remaining risks and vulnerabilities in medication management. An investigation by the accident commission is therefore deemed to be able to lead to safety gains in the area," the accident commission writes in a press release.

The affected patients continue to be treated with a heart-lung machine in the intensive care unit and need a heart transplant.

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  • The Norwegian Accident Commission is conducting an investigation into the incident.

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  • What specific drugs were mixed up?
  • What measures are taken immediately at the hospital?

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This article was originally published by SVT Nyheter.

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