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Outrage as doctor performs brain surgery on wrong person
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afp25 there has been an outpouring of rage in the social media after a neurosurgeon at kenyas largest hospital performed brain surgery on the wrong patient2 health minister sicily kariuki also suspended the chief operating officer of the hospital lily koros over the blunder. lily koros had suspended the four medics2 it was the latest scandal to hit the hospital in recent weeks after allegations of staff sexually assaulting patients and the theft of a baby2 an investigation by the daily nation newspaper revealed that two men had been taken to the hospital last sunday2 the kenyatta national hospital which admitted the horrific error has suspended the doctor as well as two nurses and an anaesthetist according to a statement on friday2 hours into the surgery doctors discovered there was no blood clot in the brain of their patient and that they were in fact operating on the wrong man the newspaper reported2 the hospitals chief operating officer lily koros issued a statement announcing the suspension of four medics who were at work on that night. the hospital also expressed regret over the incident2 the hospital deeply regrets this event and has done all it can to ensure the safety and well being of the patient in question read the statement from the hospital adding the patient was in recovery and progressing well koros said2 kenyatta national hospital is kenyas oldest and largest hospital and also serves as a teaching hospital2 the two men were wheeled into the hospital unconscious. one needed head surgery to remove a blood clot in his brain while the other only required nursing and medication to heal a trauma swelling in his head medically known as closed head injury2 -
Outrage as doctor performs brain surgery on wrong person
News & Trends •
afp25 there has been an outpouring of rage in the social media after a neurosurgeon at kenyas largest hospital performed brain surgery on the wrong patient2 health minister sicily kariuki also suspended the chief operating officer of the hospital lily koros over the blunder. lily koros had suspended the four medics2 it was the latest scandal to hit the hospital in recent weeks after allegations of staff sexually assaulting patients and the theft of a baby2 an investigation by the daily nation newspaper revealed that two men had been taken to the hospital last sunday2 the kenyatta national hospital which admitted the horrific error has suspended the doctor as well as two nurses and an anaesthetist according to a statement on friday2 hours into the surgery doctors discovered there was no blood clot in the brain of their patient and that they were in fact operating on the wrong man the newspaper reported2 the hospitals chief operating officer lily koros issued a statement announcing the suspension of four medics who were at work on that night. the hospital also expressed regret over the incident2 the hospital deeply regrets this event and has done all it can to ensure the safety and well being of the patient in question read the statement from the hospital adding the patient was in recovery and progressing well koros said2 kenyatta national hospital is kenyas oldest and largest hospital and also serves as a teaching hospital2 the two men were wheeled into the hospital unconscious. one needed head surgery to remove a blood clot in his brain while the other only required nursing and medication to heal a trauma swelling in his head medically known as closed head injury2