Nashville hospital medication error leaves at least 1 patient paralyzed after routine surgery, 3 others hurt
Potassium phosphate was injected instead of an anesthetic into four patients' spines during joint replacement surgeries at Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital.
TL;DR
- Four patients at Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown in Nashville received potassium phosphate instead of anesthetic during joint replacement surgeries.
- At least one patient, Kristina Dorton's mother-in-law, is paralyzed from the waist down.
- A second patient is also reported to be paralyzed.
- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating the medication error.
- The hospital acknowledged the mistake, apologized, and stated they have implemented corrective safeguards.