Sepsis – UTIs – Bladder Retention – Medication Errors

by | Mar 31, 2015 | Blog

Better recognition of conditions such as sepsis and bladder retention would save millions of pounds a year in antibiotics and beds being blocked in A&E and urology wards.  The reduction in preventative medication errors associated with the treatment pre-admission would also prevent the unnecessary hospital admissions. Communication in this digital age should not be the crux of the problem but sadly it is. Bladder retention should not be overlooked in elderly men before prescribing antibiotics, in addition drug interactions should be considered when choosing the antibiotic.

 

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Having just completed the very informative API and Clinical Trail course (thank you Shankar) I was reminded of the traps we can fall into whereby we try to keep ourselves in our little boxes. At the MHRA symposium, I have heard several times comments such as:- “no, I’m not doing the GMP day as it’s not relevant to me” or “GDP? Oh, that doesn’t apply to us as we are manufacturers”. I am sure these comments were made well out of the earshot of MHRA personnel and on the face of it see… Read more
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