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The New DU. Reply #35: At U of Chicago there was a pt killed with a 10x dose of chemotherapy
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Fri Nov-23-07 06:22 PM
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| 35. At U of Chicago there was a pt killed with a 10x dose of chemotherapy |
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The order was written incorrectly by a tired oncology resident and administered by a nurse who didn't double check it. The patient was being treated for a form of testicular cancer, which is highly curable. When he became sicker within hours they realized the mistake, but there was nothing they could do, and he knew he was going to die in a matter of days. He was 34.
Lots of procedures changed after that.
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