An Austrian doctor who amputated a patient's wrong leg has been fined
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A surgeon in Austria who was sued for amputating the wrong leg of a patient is now facing the consequences. Earlier this year, the doctor amputated the right leg of an elderly patient – even though the left leg was supposed to be amputated.
Before the surgery, which took place in May at a clinic in Freistadt, the wrong limb was marked for amputation, according to AFP news agency. The mistake was discovered two days later, during a routine bandage change. The patient was told he would need his other leg amputated as well.
The 43-year-old doctor was sued and a court in Linz found her guilty of gross negligence. She is now fined €2,700 BBC News reports, about $3,053.
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