Phoenix—An error at any point in the parenteral nutrition (PN) process not only increases the risk for serious patient harm but also the possibility of a costly medical malpractice lawsuit against one or more PN team members and their practice site.
That misstep could be the failure to check a technician-compounded PN formulation that turns out to have the wrong concentration of an ingredient, according to Frederick M. Cummings, JD, a partner in the law firm of Dickinson Wright, who spoke