Toddler needed bowel surgery after doctors dismissed ruptured appendix as stomach bug
Health New Zealand breached consumer rights after Wellington Hospital doctors repeatedly misdiagnosed a two-year-old girl’s ruptured appendix as gastroenteritis and discharged her with red-flag symptoms.
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Toddler needed bowel surgery after doctors dismissed ruptured appendix as stomach bug
Health New Zealand breached consumer rights after Wellington Hospital doctors repeatedly misdiagnosed a two-year-old girl’s ruptured appendix as gastroenteritis and discharged her with red-flag symptoms.
