Surgeon performs brain surgery on wrong patient

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Whoops! A patient in Kenya needed medication for a swelling head He got brain surgery instead The hospital deeply regrets this event and has done all it can to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the patient in question.

Kenyatta National Hospital said in a statement Despite the unnecessary brain surgery, the patient is reportedly on the mend The mix-up led to a shake up at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi The neurosurgeon who did the recent procedure and the CEO of the hospital were both suspended.

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