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The tag 'retained surgical instruments' covers incidents where surgical tools are unintentionally left inside a patient after a procedure, a serious patient safety event. Content on WindowsForum.com discusses a specific case at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust where a six-inch metal forceps was left inside a patient during abdominal surgery, requiring X-ray location and a second operation. The trust described the event as exceptionally rare. Discussions may involve medical error, patient safety protocols, and the impact of such never events on healthcare systems.
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NEWS Six-inch metal forceps left inside patient in ‘never event’
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has apologised and said the incident at Redditch’s Alexandra Hospital, first reported by the BBC, was “exceptionally rare”. The error happened during a seven-hour abdominal procedure on Nov 23, it is understood. The six-inch metal forceps had to be...- whoosh
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