Intravenous drip patient dies

June 13, 2008

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A clinic where patients died or fell ill after receiving intravenous drips had sloppy hygiene control, such as sharing the same hand towels among nurses, it has emerged.

Tanimoto Orthopedic Clinic in Iga, Mie Prefecture, is accused of keeping mixed intravenous drip solutions for a period of time before administering them to patients.

One of the patients, a 73-year-old woman, died after receiving an intravenous drip at the clinic, while several other patients fell ill.

“We used to keep mixed intravenous drip solutions for a while,” said Hiromichi Tanimoto, head of the hospital, as he met reporters in front of the clinic on Thursday.

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