{"id":8828,"date":"2023-11-17T09:52:31","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T06:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/nearly-450-patients-potentially-exposed-to-hiv-hepatitis-at-massachusetts-hospital\/"},"modified":"2023-11-17T09:52:31","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T06:52:31","slug":"fast-450-patienten-im-massachusetts-hospital-die-moglicherweise-einer-hiv-hepatitis-ausgesetzt-waren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/de\/nearly-450-patients-potentially-exposed-to-hiv-hepatitis-at-massachusetts-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"Fast 450 Patienten im Massachusetts Hospital potenziell HIV- und Hepatitis-exponiert"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/nearly-450-patients-potentially-exposed-to-hiv-hepatitis-at-massachusetts-hospital.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Ein Krankenhaus in Massachusetts hat gewarnt, dass aufgrund eines Fehlers in seiner Endoskopie-Abteilung fast 450 Patienten m\u00f6glicherweise HIV und Hepatitis ausgesetzt waren.<\/p>\n<p>Salem Hospital in Massachusetts <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Health\/450-patients-massachusetts-hospital-exposed-hiv-hepatitis\/story?id=104941135\" target=\"_blank\">enth\u00fcllt<\/a> Mittwoch, dass Patienten, die sich zwischen Juni 2021 und April 2023 in ihrer Einrichtung einer Endoskopie unterzogen haben, m\u00f6glicherweise Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C und HIV (humanes Immundefizienzvirus) ausgesetzt gewesen sein k\u00f6nnten.<\/p>\n<p>Endoskopie ist eine <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.net\/navigating-cancer-care\/diagnosing-cancer\/tests-and-procedures\/types-endoscopy\" target=\"_blank\">Diagnosehilfsmittel<\/a> Mithilfe eines flexiblen Schlauchs, an dem ein Licht und eine Kamera befestigt sind, kann der Arzt das Innere des K\u00f6rpers betrachten.<\/p>\n<p>Die Krankenhausbeh\u00f6rden haben keine Einzelheiten zur Exposition bekannt gegeben, mit der Ausnahme, dass sie w\u00e4hrend der Verabreichung von intraven\u00f6sen Medikamenten \u201eauf eine Art und Weise aufgetreten ist, die nicht unserer bew\u00e4hrten Praxis entspricht\u201c.<\/p>\n<p>Das Krankenhaus sagte, es sei Anfang des Jahres \u00fcber den Fehler informiert worden und habe ihn seitdem korrigiert. Die potenziell exponierten Patienten wurden informiert und aufgefordert, Screening-Tests durchzuf\u00fchren.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eDas Salem Hospital hat alle potenziell betroffenen Patienten benachrichtigt, eine von \u00c4rzten besetzte Hotline zur Beantwortung von Fragen eingerichtet und wir bieten ihnen kostenlose Vorsorgeuntersuchungen und jegliche notwendige Unterst\u00fctzung\u201c, hei\u00dft es in einer Erkl\u00e4rung des Krankenhauses.<\/p>\n<p>Beamte des Massachusetts Department of Public Health f\u00fchrten eine Untersuchung im Krankenhaus durch und arbeiteten mit dem Infektionskontrollteam zusammen, um die Situation zu bew\u00e4ltigen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eDPH riet dem Krankenhaus, alle betroffenen Patienten schriftlich \u00fcber die m\u00f6gliche Exposition gegen\u00fcber durch Blut \u00fcbertragenen Krankheitserregern zu informieren und eine kostenlose Nachsorge, einschlie\u00dflich Tests, anzubieten\u201c, sagte das Gesundheitsamt gegen\u00fcber ABC News.<\/p>\n<p>Krankenhausbeamte sagten, das erwartete Infektionsrisiko durch die Vorf\u00e4lle sei \u201eextrem gering\u201c und es sei bisher kein damit zusammenh\u00e4ngender Fall gemeldet worden.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eEs gibt bisher keine Hinweise darauf, dass es aufgrund dieses Vorfalls zu Infektionen gekommen ist\u201c, sagten die Beamten.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eDie Sicherheit unserer Patienten hat f\u00fcr uns h\u00f6chste Priorit\u00e4t und wir haben als Reaktion auf dieses Ereignis mehrere Korrekturma\u00dfnahmen ergriffen. Wir entschuldigen uns aufrichtig bei den Betroffenen und setzen uns weiterhin daf\u00fcr ein, unserer Gemeinde eine qualitativ hochwertige und mitf\u00fchlende Gesundheitsversorgung zu bieten\u201c, hei\u00dft es in der Erkl\u00e4rung.<\/p>\n<p>Hepatitis und HIV k\u00f6nnen <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiv.gov\/hiv-basics\/staying-in-hiv-care\/other-related-health-issues\/hepatitis-b-and-c\/\" target=\"_blank\">verbreiten<\/a> durch die gemeinsame Nutzung von Nadeln, Spritzen und anderen Injektionsger\u00e4ten. Hepatitis B und C sind durch Viren verursachte Leberinfektionen, die bei rechtzeitiger Erkennung mit antiviralen Medikamenten behandelbar sind. HIV ist nicht heilbar, aber der Einsatz einer antiretroviralen Therapie bzw <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/hiv\/basics\/livingwithhiv\/treatment.html\" target=\"_blank\">KUNST<\/a> hilft, das Virus unter Kontrolle zu halten.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/nearly-450-patients-potentially-exposed-hiv-hepatitis-massachusetts-hospital-471116\">Medizinische t\u00e4gliche Quelle<\/a><\/p>\n<p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/nearly-450-patients-potentially-exposed-to-hiv-hepatitis-at-massachusetts-hospital.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Ein Krankenhaus in Massachusetts hat gewarnt, dass aufgrund eines Fehlers in seiner Endoskopie-Abteilung fast 450 Patienten m\u00f6glicherweise HIV und Hepatitis ausgesetzt waren.<\/p>\n<p>Salem Hospital in Massachusetts <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Health\/450-patients-massachusetts-hospital-exposed-hiv-hepatitis\/story?id=104941135\" target=\"_blank\">enth\u00fcllt<\/a> Mittwoch, dass Patienten, die sich zwischen Juni 2021 und April 2023 in ihrer Einrichtung einer Endoskopie unterzogen haben, m\u00f6glicherweise Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C und HIV (humanes Immundefizienzvirus) ausgesetzt gewesen sein k\u00f6nnten.<\/p>\n<p>Endoskopie ist eine <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.net\/navigating-cancer-care\/diagnosing-cancer\/tests-and-procedures\/types-endoscopy\" target=\"_blank\">Diagnosehilfsmittel<\/a> Mithilfe eines flexiblen Schlauchs, an dem ein Licht und eine Kamera befestigt sind, kann der Arzt das Innere des K\u00f6rpers betrachten.<\/p>\n<p>Die Krankenhausbeh\u00f6rden haben keine Einzelheiten zur Exposition bekannt gegeben, mit der Ausnahme, dass sie w\u00e4hrend der Verabreichung von intraven\u00f6sen Medikamenten \u201eauf eine Art und Weise aufgetreten ist, die nicht unserer bew\u00e4hrten Praxis entspricht\u201c.<\/p>\n<p>Das Krankenhaus sagte, es sei Anfang des Jahres \u00fcber den Fehler informiert worden und habe ihn seitdem korrigiert. Die potenziell exponierten Patienten wurden informiert und aufgefordert, Screening-Tests durchzuf\u00fchren.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eDas Salem Hospital hat alle potenziell betroffenen Patienten benachrichtigt, eine von \u00c4rzten besetzte Hotline zur Beantwortung von Fragen eingerichtet und wir bieten ihnen kostenlose Vorsorgeuntersuchungen und jegliche notwendige Unterst\u00fctzung\u201c, hei\u00dft es in einer Erkl\u00e4rung des Krankenhauses.<\/p>\n<p>Beamte des Massachusetts Department of Public Health f\u00fchrten eine Untersuchung im Krankenhaus durch und arbeiteten mit dem Infektionskontrollteam zusammen, um die Situation zu bew\u00e4ltigen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eDPH riet dem Krankenhaus, alle betroffenen Patienten schriftlich \u00fcber die m\u00f6gliche Exposition gegen\u00fcber durch Blut \u00fcbertragenen Krankheitserregern zu informieren und eine kostenlose Nachsorge, einschlie\u00dflich Tests, anzubieten\u201c, sagte das Gesundheitsamt gegen\u00fcber ABC News.<\/p>\n<p>Krankenhausbeamte sagten, das erwartete Infektionsrisiko durch die Vorf\u00e4lle sei \u201eextrem gering\u201c und es sei bisher kein damit zusammenh\u00e4ngender Fall gemeldet worden.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eEs gibt bisher keine Hinweise darauf, dass es aufgrund dieses Vorfalls zu Infektionen gekommen ist\u201c, sagten die Beamten.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eDie Sicherheit unserer Patienten hat f\u00fcr uns h\u00f6chste Priorit\u00e4t und wir haben als Reaktion auf dieses Ereignis mehrere Korrekturma\u00dfnahmen ergriffen. Wir entschuldigen uns aufrichtig bei den Betroffenen und setzen uns weiterhin daf\u00fcr ein, unserer Gemeinde eine qualitativ hochwertige und mitf\u00fchlende Gesundheitsversorgung zu bieten\u201c, hei\u00dft es in der Erkl\u00e4rung.<\/p>\n<p>Hepatitis und HIV k\u00f6nnen <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiv.gov\/hiv-basics\/staying-in-hiv-care\/other-related-health-issues\/hepatitis-b-and-c\/\" target=\"_blank\">verbreiten<\/a> durch die gemeinsame Nutzung von Nadeln, Spritzen und anderen Injektionsger\u00e4ten. Hepatitis B und C sind durch Viren verursachte Leberinfektionen, die bei rechtzeitiger Erkennung mit antiviralen Medikamenten behandelbar sind. HIV ist nicht heilbar, aber der Einsatz einer antiretroviralen Therapie bzw <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/hiv\/basics\/livingwithhiv\/treatment.html\" target=\"_blank\">KUNST<\/a> hilft, das Virus unter Kontrolle zu halten.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8829,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"page_builder":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/nearly-450-patients-potentially-exposed-to-hiv-hepatitis-at-massachusetts-hospital.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Nearly 450 Patients Potentially Exposed To HIV, Hepatitis At Massachusetts Hospital - Urban Care Clinic<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/de\/fast-450-patienten-im-massachusetts-hospital-die-moglicherweise-einer-hiv-hepatitis-ausgesetzt-waren\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"de_DE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nearly 450 Patients Potentially Exposed To HIV, Hepatitis At Massachusetts Hospital - Urban Care Clinic\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A hospital in Massachusetts has warned nearly 450 patients may have been exposed to HIV and hepatitis due to a lapse that occurred in its endoscopy unit.Salem Hospital in Massachusetts revealed Wednesday that patients who underwent endoscopy at their facility between June 2021 and April 2023 may have been exposed to hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV (human immunodeficiency virus).Endoscopy is a diagnostic tool that helps the doctor view the inside of the body using a flexible tube with a light and camera attached to it.Hospital authorities have not disclosed details of the exposure, except that it occurred during the administration of IV medications &quot;in a manner not consistent with our best practice.&quot;The hospital said it was notified about the lapse earlier this year and has since corrected it. The potentially exposed patients were informed and requested to take screening tests.&quot;Salem Hospital has notified all potentially impacted patients, set up a clinician-staffed hotline to answer questions, and we are providing them with free screening and any necessary support,&quot; the hospital said in a statement.The Massachusetts Department of Public Health officials conducted an investigation at the hospital and were working with the infection control team to manage the situation.&quot;DPH advised the hospital to notify all impacted patients in writing about the potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens and to offer free-of-charge follow-up care, including testing,&quot; the health department told ABC News.Hospital officials said the expected infection risk from the incidents is &quot;extremely small&quot; and no case connected to it has been reported yet.&quot;There is no evidence to date of any infections resulting from this incident,&quot; the officials said.&quot;The safety of our patients is our highest priority, and we have undertaken multiple corrective actions in response to this event. We sincerely apologize to those who have been impacted, and we remain committed to delivering high-quality, compassionate health care to our community,&quot; the statement read.Hepatitis and HIV can spread by sharing needles, syringes and other injection equipment. Hepatitis B and C are liver infections caused by viruses that are treatable using antiviral medications if recognized on time. 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The potentially exposed patients were informed and requested to take screening tests.\"Salem Hospital has notified all potentially impacted patients, set up a clinician-staffed hotline to answer questions, and we are providing them with free screening and any necessary support,\" the hospital said in a statement.The Massachusetts Department of Public Health officials conducted an investigation at the hospital and were working with the infection control team to manage the situation.\"DPH advised the hospital to notify all impacted patients in writing about the potential exposure to bloodborne pathogens and to offer free-of-charge follow-up care, including testing,\" the health department told ABC News.Hospital officials said the expected infection risk from the incidents is \"extremely small\" and no case connected to it has been reported yet.\"There is no evidence to date of any infections resulting from this incident,\" the officials said.\"The safety of our patients is our highest priority, and we have undertaken multiple corrective actions in response to this event. We sincerely apologize to those who have been impacted, and we remain committed to delivering high-quality, compassionate health care to our community,\" the statement read.Hepatitis and HIV can spread by sharing needles, syringes and other injection equipment. Hepatitis B and C are liver infections caused by viruses that are treatable using antiviral medications if recognized on time. 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