Saleema had total hip replacement in March 2015. One week later, the stitches started to bleed. She was concerned and we
Posted: Tue May 17, 2022 10:35 pm
Saleema had total hip replacement in March 2015. One week later,
the stitches started to bleed. She was concerned and went to the
doctor's office and was told it was a superficial hematoma. The
bleeding continued on for three weeks and involved two doctor's
appointments and one trip to the emergency room. She was sent home
each time with a diagnosis of a superficial hematoma.
Finally, Saleema's visiting nurse saw her on a home care visit
and called an ambulance, concerned about the amount of blood loss.
Upon further investigation at the ER, a terrible infection was
discovered that had spread into the bone. Saleema went in for
emergency surgery and a PICC line was placed in order to administer
the medication vancomycin. On this medication, she developed
Steven's Johnson's syndrome, which was not diagnosed right away as
the skin peeled off her hands. She ultimately went into acute renal
failure and had to go back to the hospital. Two days
post-admission, she developed C-diff and several
vancomycin-resistant infections. She died in the hospital, two
months after the original surgery. The cause of death was
determined to be septicemia. Saleema lost her life over what was
supposed to be a routine hip replacement.
As a future risk management nurse, please discuss the
following points and questions.
Discuss your interview plan with Saleema's family to
collect data around her incident.
the stitches started to bleed. She was concerned and went to the
doctor's office and was told it was a superficial hematoma. The
bleeding continued on for three weeks and involved two doctor's
appointments and one trip to the emergency room. She was sent home
each time with a diagnosis of a superficial hematoma.
Finally, Saleema's visiting nurse saw her on a home care visit
and called an ambulance, concerned about the amount of blood loss.
Upon further investigation at the ER, a terrible infection was
discovered that had spread into the bone. Saleema went in for
emergency surgery and a PICC line was placed in order to administer
the medication vancomycin. On this medication, she developed
Steven's Johnson's syndrome, which was not diagnosed right away as
the skin peeled off her hands. She ultimately went into acute renal
failure and had to go back to the hospital. Two days
post-admission, she developed C-diff and several
vancomycin-resistant infections. She died in the hospital, two
months after the original surgery. The cause of death was
determined to be septicemia. Saleema lost her life over what was
supposed to be a routine hip replacement.
As a future risk management nurse, please discuss the
following points and questions.
Discuss your interview plan with Saleema's family to
collect data around her incident.