'No negligence was involved' after 33-cm plate left inside surgery patient, says report
November - 2017, Posted ON November 07, 2017
Quebec, Canada – 21st October, 2017: The complaints commissioner at the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) has ruled that an incident where a 33-centimetre metal plate was left in the abdomen of a cancer patient was not caused by negligence on the part of staff.
Commissioner Geneviève Frenette wrote in her report that "it seems that no negligence was involved in the event, but rather that it was a failure of procedure." As a result, the hospital is pledging to update its procedures during surgery.
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