Mainz University Medical Center's CEO Norbert Pfeiffer: "This should not have happened" The surgeon wanted to perform the procedure alone, so called in a cleaner. The cleaner held the patient's leg and also handed a swab.
The patient was not harmed, and the doctor's employment relationship had been terminated. The Ministry of Science and Health of Rhineland-Palatinate: "It is a clear violation of existing regulations" "The individual case was very regrettable and should not be repeated," says the ministry.