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      Home > News > National > Auckland

    A man who had emergency surgery in Auckland Hospital after a car accident - ended up with a life-altering injury when the procedure went wrong

    A man who had emergency surgery in Auckland Hospital after a car accident - ended up with a life-altering injury when the procedure went wrong


    He was left paralysed and with a suspected mild brain injury - after losing litres of blood when a chest fluid-drain was incorrectly inserted.

    Open Justice reports Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Vanessa Caldwell found Health NZ and a surgeon didn't provide services with reasonable care and skill.

    Recommendations included Health NZ updating its chest drain policy, and auditing 30 patients who'd had the procedure in the last year.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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