But Paterson’s patients demanded a more thorough reckoning to prevent such situations from ever happening again. And the consequences for the patients have been terrible.”Asked how many patients might have been affected by Paterson’s malpractice, James confirmed it could “certainly” be more than 1,000. Hundreds of Paterson’s patients were recalled in 2012 after concerns about unnecessary or incomplete operations. At her home in Birmingham, she keeps memorial cards from the funerals of some other Paterson patients. ”He left breast tissue behind, and that led to patients’ deaths.“Among his recommendations, James urged the creation of an “accessible and intelligible” single repository of performance data — a one-stop shop for patients.

Source: thestar February 04, 2020 15:11 UTC