By Hans Christian B. Henriksen
Population in Norway: Norwegian Knowledge Centre for Health Services is responsible for the first investigation on patient injuries ever done in Norway 15% of all patients in 2010 were damaged in the hospital 10 % of deaths last year were caused by hospital errors = 4,500 deaths Probably half of the deaths (2000 patients) could have been avoided with better practices, better hygiene, and with higher priority of the patient’s safety.
Unexpected complications Hospital infections Technical equipment failure Improper use of drugs Misdiagnosis Failure of procedures Poor hygiene
Hneen (9) E.coli infected Diagnose: First period Benjamin (22) Knee surgery Was given too high a dose of morphine Peter (52) Breast cancer Was sent home with antibiotics
“This is serious, and shows that we must improve. The figures show that even small improvements will make huge impact in reducing suffering and death.” - Health Minister Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen.
Norway has one of the world’s best health care system One of the countries spending the most money on health pr. citizen in the world 130 billion NOK were spent on healthcare in 2010 (390 billion CZK ) The figures were expected after comparing with international numbers 2000 deaths that could have been easily avoided: A reasonable number or unacceptable?
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