Doctors Perform Wrong Procedure on Woman s Cervix After Waiting Room Mix-Up
On 6/3/21 at 12:21 PM EDT
A report has said better measures are needed to prevent patient procedure mix-ups in the U.K. after a woman underwent an invasive procedure intended for another patient with a similar name.
The incident occurred in 2019 when a woman, referred to in the report issued Thursday as Patient A, turned up to a gynaecological clinic for a fertility treatment assessment. Another woman, Patient B, attended at a similar time for a colposcopy an examination of the cervix. Both women were checked in and sent to the same waiting area.