But the pain got worse and the woman eventually called an ambulance that rushed her to hospital.
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The doctor provided the woman with a written apology following the procedure. Emergency department staff found she had suffered a thermal injury to her uterus during the earlier thermal ablation procedure and sent her to the operating theatre. Surgeons cut out her uterus, fallopian tubes, and part of her digestive tract. She was also given a stoma – a small hole in the abdominal wall to which the bowel is diverted. Wall found aspects of the services provided to the woman by the doctor were inadequate, and breached the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights.
Press Release – Office of the Health and Disability Commissioner Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall today released a report finding an obstetrician/gynaecologist in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers Rights (the Code) for failures in her care of a woman undergoing a routine …
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall today released a report finding an obstetrician/gynaecologist in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failures in her care of a woman undergoing a routine procedure.
The woman visited the doctor regarding treatment for heavy menstrual bleeding and contraceptive options. The doctor recommended thermal ablation (removal of a thin layer of tissue in the uterus) to control the heavy bleeding and an intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD).
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall today released a report finding an obstetrician/gynaecologist in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failures in her care of a woman undergoing a routine .
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Rose Wall today released a report finding a retirement village in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for failures in its care of a man with a broken leg. The man was .
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