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Kenya: 700 Doctors Stop Work After Brain Surgery on Wrong Patient
Capital FM, 5 March 2018
Services at the Kenyatta National Hospital faced a hitch Monday as over 700 registrar doctors boycotted work after their colleague was suspended over a brain surgery mix-up. Read more »
Brain Surgery Performed on Wrong Patient in Kenya
Kenyatta National Hospital bosses have been suspended after the wrong patient underwent brain surgery. One patient needed surgery for a blood clot on the brain, the other only non-invasive treatment for swelling - But a horrifying mix-up of identification tags saw the wrong man operated on, reports say.
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Kenya: Hospital Boss Suspended Over Head Surgery On Wrong Patient
Nairobi News, 3 March 2018
Kenyatta National Hospital chief executive and her deputy, the Director of Clinical Services, were sent on compulsory leave to allow investigations into a surgery mix up. Read more »
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Kenya: Failure to Follow Procedure to Blame for Botched Surgery
Nation, 3 March 2018
Surgeons at the Kenyatta National Hospital could have missed basic but vital procedures leading to the bungled operation that saw the wrong patient going under the knife, Sunday… Read more »
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Kenya: Outrage Over Kenyatta Hospital Surgery Mix Up
Nairobi News, 2 March 2018
Kenyans online are protesting the endless series of blunder at Kenyatta National Hospital, calling for the Ministry of Health to overhaul the entire management. Read more »
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Kenya: Kenyatta Hospital Doctors Perform Surgery on Wrong Patient
Nation, 1 March 2018
A neurosurgeon has been suspended for opening up the head of the wrong patient in one of the worst cases of medical malpractice to become public at Kenyatta National Hospital. Read more »
