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Early Alert: Convenience Kit Issue from Medical Action Industries
Reconstruction Prosthesis Correction: Stryker Updates Use Instructions for Patient-Fitted TMJ Implants
Ventilator Correction: Philips Issues Correction for Trilogy Evo Platform Ventilators
Ventilator Tubing Correction: Percussionaire Corporation Updates Use Instructions for Phasitron In-Line Valve
Anesthesia Workstation Correction: Draeger Issues Correction for Atlan A350 and A350 XL
Dialysis Catheter Recall: Merit Medical Removes 16F Dual-Valved Splittable Sheath Introducer
Early Alert: Convenience Kit Issue from AVID Medical
Ventilator Correction: Baxter Updates Use Instructions for Volara Single-Patient Use Circuits
Early Alert: Sizing Catheter Issue from Cook Medical
Blaine Labs, Inc Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Wound Care Gel Products Due to Microbial Contamination
Heart Pump Correction: Abiomed Updates Use Instructions for Impella RP with SmartAssist Devices
Purge Cassette Recall: Abiomed Removes Impella Heart Pump Purge Cassettes
Aphreseller (Buy-herbal.com) Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Kian Pee Wan Capsules Due the Presence of Undeclared Dexamethasone and Cyproheptadine
Heating Pad Recall: Navajo Manufacturing Company Removes Handy Solutions Neck & Shoulders Heating Pad
Cryoprobe Recall: Erbe USA Removes Flexible Cryoprobes
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Magnesium Sulfate in Water for Injection, USP 4 g/100mL (NDC 70121-1720-3) Due to a Product Mix-up with Tranexamic Acid in 0.7% Sodium Chloride Injection, 10 mg/mL
Cardinal Health Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Webcol™ Large Alcohol Prep Pad
Quality as a catalyst to achieve environmentally sustainable healthcare
Healthcare contributes nearly 5% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, along with significant waste, air pollution and water use.1 The production, transport and use of pharmaceuticals, chemicals, medical devices and medical supplies, as well as testing and procedures involved with healthcare delivery, carry a substantial environmental footprint.2 Given that climate change is the defining health challenge of this century, health systems have a moral and professional responsibility not only to provide high-quality care and ensure the best possible patient outcomes but also to minimise environmental harm and protect future generations. Environmentally sustainable healthcare is consistent with high-quality care, especially when framed in terms of stewardship,3 reducing low-value care and waste and improving efficiency and resilience. Additionally, interventions to achieve sustainable healthcare and reduce pollution must ensure that high-quality care is maintained. The study by Spoyalo et al4 is a fine example...
Near-wins in the pursuit of quality: does transparency matter if no one is looking?
Thirty years ago, Sue Sheridan welcomed her first child, Cal, into the world. At 16 hours of age, a clinician observed that he was jaundiced and entered this assessment into his medical record. But Sheridan didn’t know that. She sensed something was wrong and asked repeatedly about her concerns. She was pegged as a ‘nervous mother’ and reassured. Upon discharge, the nurse’s note again described neonatal jaundice ‘from head to toe’, signalling the need for monitoring and testing. Sheridan was not informed of the potential seriousness of this condition or what symptoms to look for. On day 3, a paediatrician assessed a limp and lethargic infant. On day 4, Sheridan—still concerned—returned to the hospital. There, the bilirubin level returned at 34.6 mg/dL. Cal incurred severe brain damage from kernicterus, diagnosed months later.
Today, Sheridan—and nearly all parents in the USA—would have access to their child’s electronic medical record, including...
