Surprising !

he ill become the opposite of what he was b4 if he was retarded he ill become a genius, a genius b4 he ill become retarded.

That's how they waste human lives then after you start hearing English like "gross negligence", "suspension", "revoke licence", "sanction" etc. As if those words will return every thing back to status quo.

the doctors must have taken alomo mixed with monkey tail

There was a gross negligence but the only good thing about this story is that the two patients are still alive and with remarkable improvement.

Let the suspended staffs resume work in Lagos on Monday...After all, it was a successful operation.

ONLY IN KENYA

importance of time out in the OR before commencing the procedure.

Opinionated:


In what can be best described as a nightmare, some Kenyan doctors from the Kenyatta National Hospital have carried out brain surgery on the wrong patient. They only found out the error after opening the male patient’s skull.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y7atimb13g

The daily Nation reports that:

“Two men had been wheeled into KNH unconscious last Sunday. One needed head surgery to remove a blood clot in his brain while the other only required nursing and medication to heal a trauma swelling in his head, medically known as closed head injury.

“However, a horror mix-up of identification tags saw the wrong man wheeled into theatre and his skull opened.

“Doctors did not realise the mistake until hours into the surgery, when they discovered there was no blood clot in the brain of the man sprawled on the operating table.”

The hospital in a press statement signed by its Chief Operating Officer, Lily Koros announced that it has suspended the 4 health workers on duty that evening including the neurosurgeon, the ward nurse, theatre receiving nurse, and the anaesthetist.

It also states: “The management has suspended the admission rights of a neurosurgery registrar and issued him with a show-cause letter for apparently operating on the wrong patient.”

This suggests that the patients were wrongly identified.

In a shocking twist the patient that was initially meant to have surgery is now reported to be recovering quickly and might not need it anymore. Meanwhile, the patient wrongly operated on is also reported to be recovering well.

Perhaps, it is time for patients to start asking more questions in relation to their treatment before they experience such terrible mistakes or what do you think?

source: http://www.opinions.ng/doctors-perform-brain-surgery-wrong-patient-kenya/

If it were to be Nigeria, you will see fellow doctors covering up for this gross negligence.

Thank heavens they noticed early enough though.

They need to review their management. Identification of patients is very important before any intervention. Patient’s name, date of birth and address are established to make sure the right patient is being treated.Even in trauma situations or when the patient is unable to confirm their identity, there should be a tag with vital and identification details to differentiate patients who might have similar names.

The Kenyan doctors goofed big time on this. How do you open up someone’s cranium without being guided by fluoroscopy? They should’ve reviewed the imaging done on the patient or done a new one. They can’t possibly open up someone’s skull expecting to see thrombosis...incompetent phools.

Buh wait ooo!!
Who should be blamed for this?

Curruption?
Poorverty?
Or Buhari?

Khd95:
i go like know when the wrong patient wake up from surgery


baba go para gaan

yea that's one of the sign of the successful operation

D doctors should be banned for life

It is very possible....especially in a rush
Bed tag mix up

na african things dey diffrent.

ifyalways:
Thank heavens they noticed early enough though.

after dey open the skull

Village people couldn't scatter
His head with strong weed
They now choose surgery
Level.........
Kenya I hail oo

Mistakes do happen!!!! and can happen with anyone
Quite painful!!!!!
Lesson learnt: Check and check again!!!!! Before embarking on any act (putting the knife)

Even the man wheeled into theater for surgery, was he also suffering from any ailment that require surgery?
Because ayam not understanding this whole issue again o!

He should even thank GOD the surgeons are good at their job…

What a deadly mistake

Chaii, awon science student doctors

The law suit go make sense

Only in Kenya!

Damn! this one weak me. seems like his village people came for masters in Nigeria and tested their studies on him. whaaat??
SMH

Unbeleivable

Unbelievable

santopelele:
THE DOCTORS NEEDS TO BE SACK

ion think its the doctors fault they have nurses and attendance's in the hospital their work us to ensure all this goes smoothly

I burst into laughter when i read the headline. I'm so sorry that was wrong of me.

aspirebig:
Why is Kenya always in the news for wrong and bad reasons.

Ni kwa sababu Nairaland wameamua kuchagua Habari mbaya na kuzileta lakini nje ya haya Kenya ina mengi ya maana kuliko Nigeria na hata baadhi ya nchi za Kiafrika.....