On February 21st, Ms. Nguyen Thi Huu (59 years old, residing in Lam Ha district) expressed her frustration to a reporter from Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper regarding the incident where her husband, Mr. NHH (61 years old), was forced to undergo laparoscopic surgery to remove a foreign object – a piece of plastic tubing – from his abdomen due to an incorrect X-ray result given at Lam Dong General Hospital.
Lam Dong Provincial General Hospital, where the unusual incident occurred.
According to the woman, 17 years ago Mr. H. had surgery to remove kidney stones, but they recently recurred. She took her husband for an X-ray in Lam Ha district, which showed kidney stones, and the doctor advised them to go to Lam Dong Provincial General Hospital for appropriate treatment.
On February 20th, the couple went to Lam Dong General Hospital for an examination, but because they didn't bring the X-ray film they had taken in Lam Ha district, they had to have another X-ray taken. The X-ray results showed a plastic urinary catheter inside the patient's abdomen.
Based on these results, the doctor advised the family to pay for endoscopic surgery to remove the piece of wire as soon as possible. Mr. H. underwent endoscopic surgery that same day, but the plastic tube segment, as shown in the X-ray, could not be found.
"We only found out in the end that the reason was that the X-ray department mistakenly gave my husband the wrong film, which belonged to another patient who had undergone kidney surgery about 40 days ago," Mrs. Huu said. Following the incident, the hospital has yet to provide an official explanation, causing distress to Mrs. Huu's family.
The X-ray film showing a piece of wire in the abdomen was mistakenly given to patient H.
Speaking with a reporter from Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper, Dr. Le Van Tien, Director of Lam Dong General Hospital, confirmed that the incident occurred due to the wrong X-ray results being given to a patient. On the morning of February 21st, the hospital held a meeting with various departments to clarify the error and hold the individuals involved accountable.
The hospital has also contacted patient H.'s family to offer apologies, inquire about their health, and commit to reimbursing hospital fees and providing post-insurance care.
"Tomorrow, the hospital, including leaders, department representatives, and relevant individuals, will go to patient H.'s home to apologize in person. The delegation will examine, monitor, and care for Mr. H.'s health until he recovers from the incident," said Dr. Tien.
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