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INC-2026-0046·Closed

Procedural safety observation (Anesthesia delayed induction) in Sterile Compounding

Occurred: 2025-03-14T16:34 UTC · Reported: 2025-03-18T23:34 UTC

17Low
DepartmentPharmacy
Unit & RoomSterile Compounding · Bay 7
Harm Levelminor
Patient ReferencePT-1046

Clinical Narrative & Synthesized Abstract

Synthesized Abstract: At 16:34 UTC in Sterile Compounding, a minor safety event occurred involving anesthesia delayed induction. The incident was assigned preliminary risk score 17 in the Low band.

In Sterile Compounding at 16:34, surgical team conducting safety checklist noted a variance relating to anesthesia delayed induction. Formal pause was executed.

Strong signal(92%)|Because:
What this could not see: Informal verbal handover notes prior to admission are unrecorded

Risk Evaluation & Score Breakdown

Deterministic multi-term risk score from 1 to 100 derived from clinical harm, recurrence, and reporting lag.

Harm Base Score+12
Patients Affected+0
Recurrence in Window+0
Department Baseline+1
Detection Lag+4
External Reportability+0
Human Clinical Override Active

Score overridden from 17 to 5 by Pharm. Priya Nair on 2025-03-18.

"Clinical assessment downgraded: immediate mitigating intervention prevented systemic patient exposure."

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Corrective & Preventive Actions (1)

CAPA-2026-0046administrative TierDue: 2025-01-17

Implement systemic safeguard against surgical & invasive procedures: standardized protocol enforcement and hardware interlock.

closed

Parties Involved (3)

Masked by default per governance protocol
reporterreporter [Masked]
patientPatient 0125
witnesswitness [Masked]

Handover & Action Notes (2)

Discussed case at weekly multi-disciplinary quality committee; escalated to departmental risk register.

Clinician C. Morgan (Frontline staff)2025-03-18T23:34 UTC

Discussed case at weekly multi-disciplinary quality committee; escalated to departmental risk register.

Staff Nurse Liam Walsh (Frontline staff)2025-03-18T23:34 UTC