A bit of a problem in surgery

Safeguarding Healthcare

A surgical tool breaks mid-operation, and a piece of metal is left inside a patient’s knee bone. What would you do? Safeguarding Healthcare host Dr David Rankin presents this complex real-world scenario to seasoned medical administrator Dr Brett Gardiner for his views on how this problem could be solved. Together, they look at the medico-legal, patient safety and organisational implications of such an incident, offering insight into responsibilities, risk mitigation, and the systems that underpin safe surgical practice.

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