{"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":"pres-de-450-patients-potentiellement-exposes-a-lhepatite-vih-a-lhopital-du-massachusetts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/fr\/nearly-450-patients-potentially-exposed-to-hiv-hepatitis-at-massachusetts-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"Pr\u00e8s de 450 patients potentiellement expos\u00e9s au VIH et \u00e0 l'h\u00e9patite \u00e0 l'h\u00f4pital du Massachusetts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Un h\u00f4pital du Massachusetts a averti que pr\u00e8s de 450 patients pourraient avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 expos\u00e9s au VIH et \u00e0 l'h\u00e9patite en raison d'une d\u00e9faillance survenue dans son unit\u00e9 d'endoscopie.<\/p>\n

H\u00f4pital de Salem dans le Massachusetts r\u00e9v\u00e9l\u00e9<\/a> Mercredi, les patients ayant subi une endoscopie dans leur \u00e9tablissement entre juin 2021 et avril 2023 pourraient avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 expos\u00e9s \u00e0 l'h\u00e9patite B, \u00e0 l'h\u00e9patite C et au VIH (virus de l'immunod\u00e9ficience humaine).<\/p>\n

L'endoscopie est un outil de diagnostic<\/a> qui aide le m\u00e9decin \u00e0 visualiser l\u2019int\u00e9rieur du corps \u00e0 l\u2019aide d\u2019un tube flexible auquel est fix\u00e9e une lumi\u00e8re et une cam\u00e9ra.<\/p>\n

Les autorit\u00e9s hospitali\u00e8res n\u2019ont pas divulgu\u00e9 les d\u00e9tails de l\u2019exposition, sauf qu\u2019elle s\u2019est produite lors de l\u2019administration de m\u00e9dicaments IV \u00ab d\u2019une mani\u00e8re non conforme \u00e0 nos meilleures pratiques \u00bb.<\/p>\n

L\u2019h\u00f4pital a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 inform\u00e9 de l\u2019erreur plus t\u00f4t cette ann\u00e9e et l\u2019avoir corrig\u00e9 depuis. Les patients potentiellement expos\u00e9s ont \u00e9t\u00e9 inform\u00e9s et invit\u00e9s \u00e0 passer des tests de d\u00e9pistage.<\/p>\n

"L'h\u00f4pital de Salem a inform\u00e9 tous les patients potentiellement concern\u00e9s, a mis en place une ligne d'assistance t\u00e9l\u00e9phonique compos\u00e9e de cliniciens pour r\u00e9pondre aux questions, et nous leur fournissons un d\u00e9pistage gratuit et tout le soutien n\u00e9cessaire", a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 l'h\u00f4pital dans un communiqu\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Les responsables du minist\u00e8re de la Sant\u00e9 publique du Massachusetts ont men\u00e9 une enqu\u00eate \u00e0 l'h\u00f4pital et travaillaient avec l'\u00e9quipe de contr\u00f4le des infections pour g\u00e9rer la situation.<\/p>\n

"Le DPH a conseill\u00e9 \u00e0 l'h\u00f4pital d'informer par \u00e9crit tous les patients concern\u00e9s de l'exposition potentielle \u00e0 des agents pathog\u00e8nes transmissibles par le sang et d'offrir des soins de suivi gratuits, y compris des tests", a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le minist\u00e8re de la Sant\u00e9 \u00e0 ABC News.<\/p>\n

Les responsables de l\u2019h\u00f4pital ont d\u00e9clar\u00e9 que le risque d\u2019infection attendu d\u00fb \u00e0 ces incidents est \u00ab extr\u00eamement faible \u00bb et qu\u2019aucun cas qui y est li\u00e9 n\u2019a encore \u00e9t\u00e9 signal\u00e9.<\/p>\n

"Il n'existe \u00e0 ce jour aucune preuve d'infection r\u00e9sultant de cet incident", ont indiqu\u00e9 les responsables.<\/p>\n

\u00ab La s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de nos patients est notre priorit\u00e9 absolue et nous avons entrepris plusieurs mesures correctives en r\u00e9ponse \u00e0 cet \u00e9v\u00e9nement. Nous nous excusons sinc\u00e8rement aupr\u00e8s de ceux qui ont \u00e9t\u00e9 touch\u00e9s et nous restons d\u00e9termin\u00e9s \u00e0 fournir des soins de sant\u00e9 compatissants de haute qualit\u00e9 \u00e0 notre communaut\u00e9 \u00bb, indique le communiqu\u00e9.<\/p>\n

L'h\u00e9patite et le VIH peuvent propag\u00e9<\/a> en partageant des aiguilles, des seringues et autre mat\u00e9riel d\u2019injection. Les h\u00e9patites B et C sont des infections h\u00e9patiques caus\u00e9es par des virus qui peuvent \u00eatre trait\u00e9s \u00e0 l'aide de m\u00e9dicaments antiviraux s'ils sont reconnus \u00e0 temps. Le VIH n'est pas curable, mais le recours \u00e0 un traitement antir\u00e9troviral ou \u00e0 ART<\/a> aide \u00e0 garder le virus sous contr\u00f4le.<\/p>\n

Source quotidienne m\u00e9dicale<\/a><\/p>\n

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Un h\u00f4pital du Massachusetts a averti que pr\u00e8s de 450 patients pourraient avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 expos\u00e9s au VIH et \u00e0 l'h\u00e9patite en raison d'une d\u00e9faillance survenue dans son unit\u00e9 d'endoscopie.<\/p>\n

H\u00f4pital de Salem dans le Massachusetts r\u00e9v\u00e9l\u00e9<\/a> Mercredi, les patients ayant subi une endoscopie dans leur \u00e9tablissement entre juin 2021 et avril 2023 pourraient avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 expos\u00e9s \u00e0 l'h\u00e9patite B, \u00e0 l'h\u00e9patite C et au VIH (virus de l'immunod\u00e9ficience humaine).<\/p>\n

L'endoscopie est un outil de diagnostic<\/a> qui aide le m\u00e9decin \u00e0 visualiser l\u2019int\u00e9rieur du corps \u00e0 l\u2019aide d\u2019un tube flexible auquel est fix\u00e9e une lumi\u00e8re et une cam\u00e9ra.<\/p>\n

Les autorit\u00e9s hospitali\u00e8res n\u2019ont pas divulgu\u00e9 les d\u00e9tails de l\u2019exposition, sauf qu\u2019elle s\u2019est produite lors de l\u2019administration de m\u00e9dicaments IV \u00ab d\u2019une mani\u00e8re non conforme \u00e0 nos meilleures pratiques \u00bb.<\/p>\n

L\u2019h\u00f4pital a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 inform\u00e9 de l\u2019erreur plus t\u00f4t cette ann\u00e9e et l\u2019avoir corrig\u00e9 depuis. Les patients potentiellement expos\u00e9s ont \u00e9t\u00e9 inform\u00e9s et invit\u00e9s \u00e0 passer des tests de d\u00e9pistage.<\/p>\n

"L'h\u00f4pital de Salem a inform\u00e9 tous les patients potentiellement concern\u00e9s, a mis en place une ligne d'assistance t\u00e9l\u00e9phonique compos\u00e9e de cliniciens pour r\u00e9pondre aux questions, et nous leur fournissons un d\u00e9pistage gratuit et tout le soutien n\u00e9cessaire", a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 l'h\u00f4pital dans un communiqu\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Les responsables du minist\u00e8re de la Sant\u00e9 publique du Massachusetts ont men\u00e9 une enqu\u00eate \u00e0 l'h\u00f4pital et travaillaient avec l'\u00e9quipe de contr\u00f4le des infections pour g\u00e9rer la situation.<\/p>\n

"Le DPH a conseill\u00e9 \u00e0 l'h\u00f4pital d'informer par \u00e9crit tous les patients concern\u00e9s de l'exposition potentielle \u00e0 des agents pathog\u00e8nes transmissibles par le sang et d'offrir des soins de suivi gratuits, y compris des tests", a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le minist\u00e8re de la Sant\u00e9 \u00e0 ABC News.<\/p>\n

Les responsables de l\u2019h\u00f4pital ont d\u00e9clar\u00e9 que le risque d\u2019infection attendu d\u00fb \u00e0 ces incidents est \u00ab extr\u00eamement faible \u00bb et qu\u2019aucun cas qui y est li\u00e9 n\u2019a encore \u00e9t\u00e9 signal\u00e9.<\/p>\n

"Il n'existe \u00e0 ce jour aucune preuve d'infection r\u00e9sultant de cet incident", ont indiqu\u00e9 les responsables.<\/p>\n

\u00ab La s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de nos patients est notre priorit\u00e9 absolue et nous avons entrepris plusieurs mesures correctives en r\u00e9ponse \u00e0 cet \u00e9v\u00e9nement. Nous nous excusons sinc\u00e8rement aupr\u00e8s de ceux qui ont \u00e9t\u00e9 touch\u00e9s et nous restons d\u00e9termin\u00e9s \u00e0 fournir des soins de sant\u00e9 compatissants de haute qualit\u00e9 \u00e0 notre communaut\u00e9 \u00bb, indique le communiqu\u00e9.<\/p>\n

L'h\u00e9patite et le VIH peuvent propag\u00e9<\/a> en partageant des aiguilles, des seringues et autre mat\u00e9riel d\u2019injection. Les h\u00e9patites B et C sont des infections h\u00e9patiques caus\u00e9es par des virus qui peuvent \u00eatre trait\u00e9s \u00e0 l'aide de m\u00e9dicaments antiviraux s'ils sont reconnus \u00e0 temps. Le VIH n'est pas curable, mais le recours \u00e0 un traitement antir\u00e9troviral ou \u00e0 ART<\/a> aide \u00e0 garder le virus sous contr\u00f4le.<\/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":"\nNearly 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\/fr\/pres-de-450-patients-potentiellement-exposes-a-lhepatite-vih-a-lhopital-du-massachusetts\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\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 "in a manner not consistent with our best practice."The hospital said it was notified about the lapse earlier this year and has since corrected it. 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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. 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