40,000 Former Clinic Patients Notified About Possible Exposure To Blood-Borne Diseases Because Of Unsafe Injection Practices.

Nurse anesthetists reusing single-dose medicine vials among different patients led to as many as 115 people who contracted hepatitis C because of these unsafe injection practices at two Endoscopy centers. Officials notified 40,000 former clinic patients about possible exposure to blood-borne diseases because of unsafe injection practices. The Clinic’s staff told health investigators they were ordered by administrators, principally the physician owner, to reuse supplies and medications to save money, according to a Las Vegas letter suspending the center’s business license The police investigation ended late last year. Hundreds of former patients have sued the physician, his clinics and the manufacturers of the anesthetic, propofol, that was used during their colonoscopies. Please remember, as with all our articles we provide information, not medical advice. For any treatment of your own medical condition you must visit your local doctor, with or without our article[s]. These articles are not to be taken as individual medical advice.Please remember, as with all our articles we provide information, not medical advice. For any treatment of your own medical condition you must visit your local doctor, with or without our article[s]. These articles are not to be taken as individual medical advice. Deepen your understanding of "medical malpractice"... www.MedMalBook.com For more health info and links visit the author's web site www.hookman.com