Strange story: Hospital gives wrong X-ray results, forcing patient to have surgery

On February 21, Ms. Nguyen Thi Huu (59 years old, living in Lam Ha district) expressed her anger to a reporter of Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper about the incident in which her husband, Mr. NHH (61 years old), was forced to have laparoscopic surgery to remove a foreign object, a piece of plastic tube, from his abdomen due to being... given the wrong X-ray results at Lam Dong General Hospital.

Lam Dong General Hospital, where the rare incident occurred.

According to this woman, 17 years ago, Mr. H. had surgery to remove kidney stones, but recently the condition relapsed. She took her husband for an X-ray in Lam Ha district, which showed kidney stones. The doctor advised him to go to Lam Dong General Hospital for appropriate treatment.

On February 20, the couple went to Lam Dong General Hospital for a check-up, but because they did not bring the X-ray film they had taken in Lam Ha district, they were forced to take another X-ray. The X-ray results showed a piece of plastic tube carrying urine in the patient's abdomen.

Based on this result, the doctor advised the family to pay for endoscopic surgery to remove the wire as soon as possible. Mr. H. had an endoscopic surgery the same day but the plastic tube as shown on the X-ray could not be found.

"We finally found out that the cause was because the X-ray department mistakenly gave the film of another patient who had kidney surgery about 40 days ago to my husband," said Ms. Huu. After the incident, the hospital has not had an official response, making Ms. Huu's family upset.

X-ray film showing a piece of wire in the abdomen was mistakenly returned to patient H.

Speaking to a reporter from Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper, Dr. Le Van Tien - Director of Lam Dong General Hospital, confirmed that the incident occurred due to the wrong X-ray results being returned to the patient. On the morning of February 21, the hospital held a meeting with departments to clarify the error with the individuals involved.

The hospital also contacted patient H.'s family to apologize, inquire about his health, and commit to refunding hospital fees and providing health care for him after the incident.

"Tomorrow, the hospital, including leaders, department representatives and related people, will go to patient H's house to apologize directly. The team will examine, monitor and take care of his health until he recovers after the incident," said Dr. Tien.

(Source: Lao Dong Newspaper)

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