This isn’t a really funny kind of snippet but more of a cautionary tale. It’s why in the Australian medical system you get asked for your details multiple times before any procedure or medication. One thing they definitely ask you before even the most minor of procedures is “Can you confirm what procedure you’re here for today?” It’s mean to stop a person with hemorrhoids coming to on Recovey minus their testicles.
Might it have helped in this case? Depends if the surgeon really was so incompetent he couldn’t tell a liver from a spleen, or had just proceeded without confirming what he was removing.
Malpractice
William Bryan, 70, died during a splenectomy at Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast Hospital in Walton County, Alabama, on Aug. 21. But USA Today reports that Bryan’s family has filed a lawsuit against the hospital, alleging that surgeon Thomas Shaknovsky, who was supposed to remove Bryan’s spleen, removed his liver instead, causing massive blood loss and killing Bryan. After the fatal procedure, a pathologist identified tissue from the removed organ, which had been labeled “spleen,” was actually liver tissue, and an autopsy on Bryan confirmed that his spleen was still in his body. “We take allegations like this very seriously,” said a statement from Ascension emailed to USA Today, “and our leadership team is performing a thorough investigation into this event.” [NBC News, 8/27/2024]
— https://www.uexpress.com/oddities/news-of-the-weird/2024/09/06 —
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