The 40-year-old cancer patient is in good health with no major complications; who was given the wrong medication at the Bank of Cyprus Oncology Center and had to be rushed to the Emergency Department of Nicosia General Hospital, where she remains hospitalized in a general ward. OKYPY Spokesperson Pambos Charilaou explained on the Alpha Kalimera program that the woman is doing well and is in stable condition, while she continues to receive symptomatic treatment from the attending physicians.
“For every issue that arises, there is an appropriate response from the medical team.”
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Mr. Charilaou said that the woman was promptly transported to the Emergency Room and received the appropriate treatment from the very beginning, thanks to the coordination and cooperation of the hospital’s doctors and clinical staff.
“Time is always of the essence when it comes to human life.”
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The OKYPY Press Spokesperson also explained the error that appears to have been made and led to the 40-year-old woman being transferred from the Oncology Center to Nicosia General Hospital.
“There are formulations that are administered parenterally—that is, into the bloodstream—either via central or peripheral lines, and there are also enteral solutions that are administered enterally. In other words, you can drink it, either through a nasogastric tube or a gastrostomy, and this is for cases where cancer patients cannot be properly nourished and require this form of nutrition. These enteral solutions, which cannot be administered intravenously, contain very large particles and non-sterile substances, and the lungs cannot process them properly; as a result, you can expect symptoms such as dyspnea, tachypnea, or a rapid drop in oxygen saturation. So you treat these symptoms to prevent her from developing hypoxemia. And you hope there won’t be any serious complications such as septic shock, circulatory shock, and multiple organ failure.”
Mr. Charilaou assured that all appropriate measures are being taken for the woman and expressed his confidence that she will recover from this health crisis.
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