Hospital In Austria Wrongly Operates Elderly Patient: Right Leg Amputated, Supposedly Left

JAKARTA - A hospital in Austria mistakenly amputated the leg of one of its patients, he said on Thursday, May 20, blaming human error for what he called a "tragic mistake." Reported from Antara, Friday, May 21, the elderly patient had many illnesses, said the Freistadt Clinic, in the town of the same name near the Czech border.

The disease had previously affected his leg, to the extent that the leg had to be amputated." We are very shocked that on Tuesday, May 18th, albeit by quality assurance standards, the wrong foot of an 82 year old man... amputated," the clinic said, adding that the fault was initially known when changing bandages on Thursday morning. The mistake apparently occurred shortly before the surgery, when the leg to be amputated was marked, he said." Unfortunately the error, in which the right leg was amputated and (supposedly) the left leg, occurred due to a series of unexpected circumstances," he said, adding that it was investigating what happened and would review their standards. The patient was given psychological assistance and still had to undergo other surgery to remove his left leg from his middle thigh." An immediate operation is scheduled," he said.