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The Freistadt Clinic blamed human error for the "tragic mistake."
(CNN)An elderly man had the wrong leg amputated during surgery, a hospital in Austria has admitted.
The 82-year-old was due to have his left leg removed on Tuesday, but due to "human error" the right leg was amputated above the knee instead, the Freistadt Clinic said Friday.
The error occurred after a hospital worker mistakenly put a preoperative mark on the wrong leg, the hospital said.
"It was (Thursday) morning, in the course of the standard wound dressing change, that the tragic mistake, caused by human error, was discovered," said a statement from the clinic, which is located near Austria's border with the Czech Republic.
Man has wrong leg amputated in 'tragic' hospital mix-up | CNN
An elderly man had the wrong leg amputated during surgery, a hospital in Austria has admitted.
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Can you imagine what is like right now for that person that checked the wrong box....
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