Four people who went in for routine joint replacement surgeries at a hospital in Nashville allegedly had the wrong drug injected into their spine, leaving at least one woman paralyzed, according to her family.Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown in Nashville on Friday acknowledged an alleged "medication error" in their pharmacy that led to the patients being injected with potassium phosphate instead of a regular anesthetic and experiencing "adverse health reactions," according to multiple reports.The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation confirmed to Fox News Digital on Saturday that it is investigating the incident after receiving information Friday from the Tennessee Healthcare Facilities Commission.FLORIDA DOCTOR CHARGED AFTER ALLEGEDLY REMOVING WRONG ORGAN DURING SURGERYThe patients were allegedly injected with potassium instead of an anesthetic during their procedures.(Getty Images)"The joint replacement went wonderful.
Her knee is great.The rest of her is not," Kristina Dorton told WKRN-TV, saying that her mother-in-law was left paralyzed.
"It was supposed to be the anesthetic.It was supposed to be Bupivacaine, and it was potassium, and we don’t know what quantity," Dorton said.Dorton said her mother-in-law currently has no feeling from her breastbone down.IOWA WOMAN DIED FOLLOWING HERNIA REPAIR AFTER NURSES DISMISSED PAINFUL POST-SURGERY SYMPTOMS: LAWSUIT"We don’t know what recovery looks like or if there is recovery," she said.The other three patients allegedly suffered serious complications from the mix-up, with CBS News reporting that a second patient is also saying they were left paralyzed.The hospital's CEO said the patients were all being cared for after the mix-up.
(Google Maps)ORGAN HARVESTING BEGAN WHILE PATIENTS STILL SHOWED ‘SIGNS OF LIFE,’ FEDERAL INVESTIGATION FINDSDr.Shubhada Jagasia, president & CEO of the hospital, said in a statement earlier this week, per WSMV, "Our hearts are with the four patients and their families impacted...