Fatal Misplaced Tube Casts Light on Supervision, Competence Assessment

Published: April 8, 2019, 9 a.m.

In this case, a 75-year-old female was admitted to the ICU with respiratory failure. A misplaced feeding tube led to her death. ICU intensivist Dr. Laura Myers discusses lessons from this case about supervision and assessing a provider's competence with a new procedure.