Four years ago, a woman who underwent surgery for a brain tumor at a hospital in Kyoto City sought compensation from the doctor and the hospital, alleging that non-tumor brain tissue was removed by mistake. In this case, the hospital submitted a document admitting the mistake. I understand that it has been submitted to the court. On the other hand, the relationship between the symptoms such as numbness that the woman claimed to have experienced after the surgery and the mistake will be disputed in court.
The lawsuit was filed four years ago, when a woman in her 70s underwent surgery for a brain tumor at the Kyoto Daiichi Red Cross Hospital in Kyoto City, where brain tissue that was not a tumor was mistakenly removed, resulting in symptoms such as numbness. The lawsuit seeks more than 28 million yen in damages from the doctor who performed the surgery and the Japanese Red Cross Society, which operates the hospital.
The hospital made a mistake in its preparation submitted to the court, saying, ``The doctor who performed the surgery made a mistake in the location where the craniotomy should be made, and, without even the supervising doctor noticing, removed other brain tissue instead of the tumor that should have been removed.'' I found out that there is something written that I agree with.
The hospital apologized again to the woman and her family for this mistake last year, three years after the surgery.
On the other hand, the statement states that the relationship between the symptoms complained of by the woman and the woman's symptoms will be challenged in court, stating that ``the plaintiff's claims are contrary to the facts.''
Regarding the neurosurgery department at this hospital, Kyoto City issued administrative guidance in January this year due to three cases in which explanations and records of surgeries were insufficient, and these three cases include the woman's case. That includes surgery.
In response to an interview, the hospital commented, ``We will refrain from responding to pending matters.''
Expert: ``It's important to properly explain what happened''
Professor Yoshimasa Nagao of Nagoya University Hospital, who is an expert on patient safety issues, says, ``Misidentification of the surgical site can occur, and there are established procedures to prevent it. It must be considered an extremely serious and serious problem.As soon as it becomes clear that healthy tissue has been removed by mistake, it is necessary to immediately explain this to the patient and family.Even if measures are taken, sometimes Mistakes and errors can occur, but it is important to prevent them and at the same time properly explain what happened. If this is not done enough, the trust that has been cultivated will be lost."