Wrong-Site, Wrong-Patient Surgery: “Never Event” That Still Occur

Jamshed Akhtar

Abstract

"Wrong-site operation, though infrequently reported, is a preventable incident.1 This results in embarrassment for the surgical team, but more importantly leads to adverse events that cause morbidity and mortality. Social media and newspapers in contemporary times are quick to pick such incidents and report them widely.2 Ordinary people thus are truly concerned and their trust on healthcare providers is thus tarnished. It is important that such incidents should be taken seriously and a transparent probe initiated to find out the root-cause of the event. The causes may be different in different healthcare settings. A facts based investigation report may help in devising future polices in this context……………..