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Another Reason To Not Have Surgery In Tanzania
Topic Started: Dec 23 2007, 07:06 PM (341 Views)
George K
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http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22968626-23109,00.html

Brain tumour sufferer has surgery on knee

December 24, 2007 09:05am

TANZANIAN authorities say it was "gross negligence" that led to a mix-in which a brain tumour sufferer had his knee operated on and a knee patient underwent brain surgery.

On November 8, surgeons at Tanzania's main Muhimbili Hospital opened the skull of Emmanuel Didas to remove a non-existent brain tumour while Emmanuel Mgaya, who had the tumour, underwent knee surgery.

An health ministry official report faulted doctors and nursed for "gross negligence'' that led to the blunder.

Mr Didas is in India having further treatment, where he is reportedly doing well, but Mr Mgaya died four days after a second operation.

"Two consulting surgeons, three junior doctors, one anaesthetic doctor, two anaesthetic nurses, two theatre nurses and two ward nurses are to be held responsible for the blunder and will appear before the professional councils for disciplinary action,'' the report said.


oopsies...
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John D'Oh
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Those guys clearly don't know their asses from their elbows. Tanzanian tennis players beware....
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Daniel
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HOLY CARP!!!
I was on the fence on this but this settles it!
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sh1t happens

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JBryan
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Clearly a knee jerk reaction
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...nursed for "gross negligence'' that led to the blunder.


That's an unusual punishment.
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Jolly
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My friend has done quite a bit of medical-related work in Africa. Is doing right now, tromping around Kenya this holiday season.

The things we take for granted, are beyond their wildest dreams...and I'm not talking high tech, either. My friend has trouble getting supplies delivered, since they tend to get stolen, wind up at the wrong destinations, or are scarfed up by the wrong people. Spirometers, x-ray film, lab reagents, medications, you name it.

And while Western educated doctors are ok, much of the staff is not.
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George K
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Phlebas
Dec 24 2007, 06:33 AM
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...nursed for "gross negligence'' that led to the blunder.


That's an unusual punishment.

There are people that are into that, you know.
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Daniel
Dec 23 2007, 09:37 PM
I was on the fence on this but this settles it!

yeah, I was pretty undecided myself.
The dogma lives loudly within me.
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