News: February 28, 2008

The Southern Nevada Health District is advising patients who received injected anesthesia medication at the Endoscopy Center of Nevada, located at 700 Shadow Lane, of a risk for possible exposure to hepatitis C and other bloodborne pathogens.

The health district is recommending patients who had procedures requiring injected anesthesia at the clinic between March 2004 and January 11, 2008, contact their primary care physicians or health care providers to get tested for hepatitis C as well as hepatitis B and HIV.

The Southern Nevada Health District alerted patients that had received injected anesthesia medicine during medical procedures at the Endoscopy Center of Nevada, located at 700 Shadow Lane, of high risk exposure and possible contraction of Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, HIV and other possible blood borne diseases. All people that had procedures between March 2004 and January 11, 2008 and instructed to seek medical attention from their doctors or health care providers immediately to be tested for infection.

For detailed information about this Hepatitis C Outbreak in Nevada please visit this website: http://resource4thepeople.com/medicalmalpractice/anesthesiaerrors.html