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South African doctors performed heart surgery on wrong patient

A private hospital in South Africa admitted Wednesday that it had carried out heart surgery on the wrong patient after a name mix-up.

Local media said 83-year-old Rita du Plessis was being treated for a respiratory infection, but ended up in theatre for a procedure to remove excess moisture around her heart.

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