Elderly Man Dies After Misdiagnosis at Waikato Hospital

An 82-year-old man died the day after being discharged from Waikato Hospital, where a junior doctor misdiagnosed his abdominal aneurysm as a hip sprain.

13 Apr, 02:16 — 13 Apr, 02:16

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Wrong diagnosis ends in elderly man's death

An 82yo died the day after being sent home from Waikato Hospital after a junior doctor misdiagnosed his abdominal aneurysm as a hip sprain.

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