Medication Mix-up During Several Surgeries at Tennessee Hospital Left at Least One Person Paralyzed
State investigators are examining whether syringes were filled with potassium instead of bupivacaine, leaving at least four patients affected and one paralyzed.
- On Friday, August 14, Glenda Dorton underwent knee replacement surgery at Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown in Nashville, where a medication mix-up left the 72-year-old permanently paralyzed. She received an injection of potassium instead of the intended anesthetic bupivacaine.
- Doctors attributed the paralysis to a pharmacy error where syringes intended for bupivacaine were incorrectly filled with potassium. Potassium can be lethal, as it is used to induce cardiac arrest in lethal injections.
- At least four patients who visited Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown recently received accidental injections of the wrong drug during routine procedures. CEO Shubhada Jagasia confirmed the incidents but declined to provide specifics, citing patient privacy.
- Officials from the Tennessee Health Facilities Commission visited the hospital Wednesday to conduct an investigation. The hospital stated it self-reported immediately and implemented corrective safeguards following the event.
- A 1998 case report detailed a similar accidental replacement of bupivacaine with potassium chloride during spinal anesthesia, which resulted in the patient's death. Families of affected patients are now seeking legal counsel regarding these events.
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