Deaths related to liposuction

Article Abstract:

Tumescent liposuction can be dangerous and even fatal. In this technique, a solution of lidocaine is infused subcutaneously into the abdomen and fat is sucked out. A review of five deaths in New York City linked to this procedure show that three patients died from a dramatic drop in blood pressure and heart rate which caused cardiac arrest. Lidocaine is known to cause these symptoms. One other patient died from pulmonary embolism when liposuction on her legs caused blood clots to form, which traveled to her lungs.

Health aspects, Causes of, Complications and side effects, Death, Liposuction, Lidocaine

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HIV injustice in Libya - Scapegoating foreign medical professionals

Article Abstract:

Libyan court is scheduled to announce its verdict on December 19, 2006 in the trial of five Bulgarian nurses and one Palestinian doctor who were imprisoned for 8 years on charges that they intentionally injected more than 400 Libyan children with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in 1998. Poor infection-control practices in use at the hospital, noted in the 1999 WHO review might have allowed the virus to spread to other patients.

Legal issues & crime, Legal/Government Regulation, Channels of Distribution, Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners, Bulgaria, Offices of health practitioners, not elsewhere classified, Nurses, Libya, Company legal issue, Cases, Investigations, HIV infection in children, Pediatric HIV infections, Distribution, Medical errors, Company distribution practices

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Body packing--the internal concealment of illicit drugs. (the medical treatment of body packers)

Article Abstract:

The identification and treatment of body packers is reviewed. Topics include history taking, physical examination, X-ray evaluation, toxicology testing, management of illegal drug poisoning, decontamination, and ethical issues. A complete algorithm for treating body packers is included. Body packers are people who transport illegal drugs in small packets placed inside their body.

Illicit Drugs, Transportation, Drug traffic, Illegal drugs, Drug dealing

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