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Hong Kong surgeon's fatal error leads to patient death, investigation finds

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A Hong Kong surgeon is under scrutiny following a fatal surgical error where an 85-year-old patient's stoma was created in the stomach instead of the colon. An investigation revealed the surgeon exhibited "confirmation bias" in identifying abdominal structures, contributing to the blunder. The patient, who had sigmoid colon cancer, died three weeks after the procedure due to complications including hypotension and tachycardia, leading to calls for the surgeon's dismissal. AI

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Hong Kong surgeon's fatal error leads to patient death, investigation finds

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 Dansk(DA) · Danny Mok ·

    Hong Kong surgeon misidentified organs in fatal blunder, hospital probe finds

    A Hong Kong surgeon who operated on the wrong organ of an elderly patient had shown “confirmation bias” in identifying structures in the abdominal cavity, an investigation into the blunder has found, prompting a former lawmaker to call for his dismissal. Tseung Kwan O Hospital on…

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