Japanese Hospital Left a Plastic Bag Inside a Patient's Abdomen
February 21st Japanese media report: The Kumamoto National Health Insurance Umi City General Medical Center found that a plastic bag used during surgery was left inside a patient's body.
According to the medical center, in August 2023, a man in his 50s from Kumamoto City had an appendectomy, but a plastic bag was left in his abdomen.
About a month after the surgery, the patient felt abdominal pain and underwent another operation at a hospital in Kumamoto City, where a plastic bag was found inside his body. The plastic bag was approximately 15 centimeters long and 10 centimeters wide, and had been curled up and remained inside the body.
The medical center that caused the medical accident paid the man over 3 million yen (approximately 135,000 RMB) in compensation and said, "We sincerely apologize for this medical accident."
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1857696537283867/
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