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Old 12-29-2004, 06:27 AM
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Doctor Amputates Wrong Leg....Oops

Doctor Mistakenly Amputates Wrong Leg

Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico -- A doctor at a public hospital in southern Mexico mistakenly amputated the right leg of an elderly patient who had sought treatment for an infection in his left foot, the patient's family announced Sunday.

Seeking treatment for a foot wound aggravated by diabetes, Alberto Lopez, 74, was admitted to a Social Security Institute hospital in Tuxtla Gutierrez, 430 miles south of Mexico City, and underwent surgery on Friday.

But the patient emerged from surgery without a right leg -- and still suffering from the original infection -- according to family members who filed a complaint Sunday with the state attorney general's office and a national medical arbitration commission.

As of Sunday, Lopez had not yet been notified that the wrong limb was amputated unnecessarily, according to his daughter, Esperanza Lopez.

"He could die on us just from the impact," she said. "What we are demanding of the authorities is that the person responsible be punished."

Hospital director Jesus Siman acknowledged that a mistake was made and said the responsible doctor had been removed from the hospital while authorities investigate the incident. The doctor under investigation could not be reached for comment.
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Old 12-29-2004, 06:38 AM
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be glad he didn't accidently amputate the head "i thought that WAS the leg"
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Old 12-29-2004, 06:38 AM
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how the hell did he get a license.
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Old 12-29-2004, 06:45 AM
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how the hell did he get a license.
he just can't tell left from right
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"Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico"

duh

anywhere else it would be surprising
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That why you check to make sure you have a good dcotor who can tell his left form his right,
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or just make sure hes not certified in mexico of al places! hell he could be the bestest most renowned doctor in the world but if hes workin on mexico? unless its like one of those missions where he goes for 3-4 days to help all the kiddies out for free but other than that........

sorry but just say no to mexico!
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