The Queen Mary Hospital announced today (20th) an incident of missing a patient’s tissue sample. A female patient was admitted to the hospital on the 16th of this month for a needle biopsy and a kidney tissue sample was taken for laboratory testing. However, the staff found no tissue sample in the sample container the next day, and had been Unable to find, the hospital has explained and apologized to the patient and his family, and will perform a biopsy test within the next week, and will investigate the cause.
The Queen Mary Hospital announced today (20th) that a female patient was admitted to the hospital on the 16th of this month for a needle biopsy and a kidney tissue sample was taken for pathological examination. However, the staff found that there was no tissue sample in the sample container the next day and could not be found.
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A female patient was examined by a computerized tomography scan at our hospital on the 16th of this month due to a lump in the kidney. Under the guidance of ultrasound, a needle biopsy was performed to take out a sample of kidney tissue for pathological examination to assist the doctor in diagnosing the condition and formulating a treatment plan.
According to medical records, the radiologist successfully removed the sample during the needle biopsy process.
After verifying the identity of the patient on the spot, the medical staff pastes the patient's information on the sample container for identification, and places the container in a sealed collection bag for arranging to be sent to the pathology laboratory for testing.
The next day, the staff of the Pathology Department found that there was no tissue sample in the sample container during a laboratory test. They immediately notified their supervisor and related departments. The hospital immediately searched for the relevant sample but could not find it.
The hospital explained the incident and apologized to the patient and his family members yesterday and today respectively, and arranged for the patient to undergo a biopsy test within the next week, and will cooperate with other examinations to confirm the properties of the kidney mass.
The medical team will continue to closely follow up and monitor the patient's condition and provide appropriate treatment and assistance as needed.
The hospital is very concerned about this incident and has reported it to the Head Office of the Hospital Authority through the early incident notification system. The incident and the root cause of the missing samples will be investigated and suggestions for improvement have been made.
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