A patient was awarded €10,000 because an instrument was missing from a kit during an operation in Dublin
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Patients at risk from rusty instruments
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/cost-of-cancelling-418-surgeries-during-contamination-saga-pending-20191007-p52y8w.html
The saga continues at a Brisbane hospital this week. Rust found on instruments caused the cancellation of 418 surgeries and delays in life-saving transplants.
In the wake of broken instrument washers, forcing the cancellation of hundreds of operations at the Austin Hospital, the Victorian Government is paying for some patients to have surgeries performed at private hospitals.