Medical bodies launch system to track laparoscopic surgeries
In response to last year's scandal in which a number of patients died after undergoing laparoscopic liver surgery, two key medical bodies have introduced a system to track such procedures to ensure safety and transparency. The Japanese Society of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery and the Endoscopic Liver ...
Alarmed by a spate of deaths following laparoscopic operations last year at Gunma University Hospital, a surgeons association has surveyed other medical institutions and found a worryingly high death rate nationwide. The Japanese Society of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery surveyed 212 medical institutions in January and found ...
Gunma University Hospital's final report on the death of eight patients following laparoscopic liver surgery gives an appalling picture of what happened at the institution.
Gunma University Hospital admits negligence in eight surgery deaths
Gunma University Hospital acknowledges negligence in the deaths of eight patients following laparoscopic liver surgery, faulting its staff for failing to look into early deaths and a surgeon for falsifying a record.
Laparoscopy death rate at Gunma hospital quadruple nationwide average
Laparoscopic surgery patients who have their livers removed at Gunma University Hospital are dying at quadruple the national average, three medical societies said in a recent report. The Japan Surgical Society, the Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery and the National Clinical Database said fatalities stood ...
Gunma University Hospital's investigative committee as well as the health ministry should carry out a thorough probe to find out what led to the deaths of eight patients who underwent liver surgery.
All had recently undergone liver operations conducted by the same doctor at Gunma University Hospital, the state-run institution says.
