The concept is often one that is ripped right out of a horror novel or late-night news special. The idea that doctors can perform surgery on the wrong side of the body is a frightening one. Most people would dismiss the idea of such a surgery mishap as being a remote occurrence, believing things like medical training and advanced technology would help prevent such things. However, there is some alarming information that has come to light because of a news report from The Providence Journal, a newspaper in the state of Rhode Island. An article that detailed how three different patients had doctors perform surgery on the wrong side of their brains uncovered the disturbing statistic showing just how common such snafus actually are in the medical world.
When taking the number of surgeries that occur on a yearly basis, the statistics show that a doctor is more likely to leave a small item in the body after surgery than operate on the wrong side or part of the body. The percentages are rather small when one first looks at them, making it seem like a minor occurrence that isn’t really a viable risk. However, once someone considers just how many that those percentages...
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