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New Zealand: Plate-sized surgical tool left in woman's abdomen for 18 months

2023-09-05 14:28
The plastic instrument was left in the woman during her C-section delivery at an Auckland hospital.
New Zealand: Plate-sized surgical tool left in woman's abdomen for 18 months

A device "the size of a dinner plate" was left in the abdomen of a woman in New Zealand after she gave birth via a Caesarean in an Auckland hospital.

The Alexis wound retractor - a soft tubal instrument used to hold open surgical wounds - was only removed 18 months after her delivery.

During...