Surgeons operate on the wrong body part 63 times in Irish hospitals

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Surgeons have mistakenly operated on the wrong side or wrong part of patients’ bodies 63 times in public hospitals since 2017, new figures released by the Health Service Executive have revealed.

Records released by the HSE show that the number of wrong-site procedures increased in each of the past three years, rising from 15 in 2017 to 19 in 2018, and 22 last year.