University Hospital Zurich Confirms Serious Errors in Heart Surgery
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The 216-page investigation report on the affair of former head Francesco Maisano shows serious misconduct and a too high mortality. The university hospital draws immediate consequences from this.
The U.S.Z. sheds light on the scandals that caused heart surgery during the period 2016-2020. It concludes that there was an excessive mortality of about 70 deaths. Professor Francesco Maisano is widely implicated. The investigation also concludes that there are serious shortcomings on the part of the institution, which is beating its head "A statistically significant overmortality of 68 to 74 deaths." This is one of the highlights of the result…
At the University Hospital Zurich, hundreds of cardiac surgery with a markedly high mortality were examined. The focus is on the implant "Cardioband" co-developed by an ex-Clinic Director.
Under ex-clinic director Francesco Maisano there were misconducts at the university hospital and up to eleven unexpected deaths.
For years, an unnecessarily large number of people died in a hospital in Zurich due to abuses and malpractice. That is the shocking conclusion of an investigation into the Swiss hospital.
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