Almost 2000 patients have been impacted by what Victoria’s healthcare safety watchdog is describing as a “recall”.
Hundreds of patients who had colonoscopies in Wodonga and Albury will have to be reviewed by doctors after a surgeon operating in the area was found to have made serious errors.
The review affects residents in the Wodonga region, in northeast Victoria, as well as the adjacent town of Albury in southern NSW.A colonoscopy is a procedure that uses a tiny camera to look in the bowel, for patients who have bowel problems or other symptoms, or have done a bowel screening test that has returned a positive result.
Safer Care Victoria chief executive Professor Mike Roberts said while the risk for most patients was expected to be low, it would be a distressing time for patients and their families.“We’ll ensure each patient is supported and offered counselling throughout this recall, with those impacted to be contacted directly over the coming days and then individually assessed, with any follow-up care to be completed as quickly as possible.
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