Hardly a week can go by without some silly medical misadventure happening. This retained ureteric stent fiasco reflects the usual my story, your story and the truth scenario.
I find it quite ridiculous that a patient, agreeing to go for surgery without knowing what is going to be done onto her own body, but having said that I'm not that surprised.
In my own practice, it's not unusual to see someone who say they don't understand or know what operation they had in the past.Especially in public hospital setup with overworked doctors and nurses.
The other side of the coin is the surgeon who would ask the most junior doctor to shove the consent form in front of the patient for signature.
The truth is probably a mixture of both.
All these, made worse by stupid sensational reporting from a 'mainstream' newspaper masquerading as a supermarket tabloid.
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