30 June 2009
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/20380/20090630/
A medical clinic in Västerås in central Sweden has been reported for sterilising the wrong man.
According to a complaint filed with the National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen), a patient came to the clinic on the afternoon of June 22nd to have a biopsy performed on his prostate.
But doctors and nurses at the urology and gynecology clinic neglected to double check the identity of the patient who thought he was leaving a tissue sample.
Instead of carrying out the scheduled biopsy, doctors performed a vasectomy on the man – the procedure scheduled for the day’s next patient.
Officials with the health board will now review the complaint to determine what, if any, sanctions may be issued.
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