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: Illinois Medical Malpractice BlogHospital Infections and Medical Malpractice Lawsuits on the Rise
By Steven M. Levin and John J. Perconti
Medical malpractice lawsuits are on the rise according to a new study that has looked at the incidence rates of common hospital acquired infections nationwide. The most common hospital infections are related to urinary tract infections, bloodstream infections and infections after surgery. Hospital infections can cause a hospital patient injuries and in extreme cases even hospital patients death. The statistics on this hospital infection study can be found in detail by clicking here.
Hospital acquired infections should be on the radar of hospital staff, nurses and patients. To learn more about preventing hospital injuries from such infections watch this video. Levin & Perconti is not responsible for the content and manufacture of this video; this video was obtained via YouTube.
Full post as published by Illinois Medical Malpractice Blog on December 04, 2008 (boomark / email).
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