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flag Elderly woman dies after breathing tube misplacement during mastectomy surgery in New Zealand.

flag An elderly woman with breast cancer died during a mastectomy surgery after a breathing tube was mistakenly inserted into her food pipe instead of her airway. flag The error was not noticed for 17 minutes, leading to an unsurvivable brain injury. flag Health New Zealand and a doctor were found to have breached patient rights, with the incident attributed to confirmation bias and systemic issues. flag Changes have been made to prevent similar mistakes.

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