2024-01-21 20:07:00
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It has been four months since the so-called ‘Operating Room CCTV Act’, which requires the installation of CCTV in operating rooms, went into effect.
However, dissatisfaction is growing as many patients and their guardians do not know that they will not be recorded unless they request it in advance before surgery.
This is reporter Tae-in Yoon’s report.
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Kwon Geum-ja, who suffered from spinal stenosis, suddenly passed away while undergoing surgery at the hospital in October last year.
Even though it was not a serious surgery, the exact cause of death is not yet known.
The bereaved family suspects medical malpractice.
[문성구 / 故 권금자 씨 사위 : 통상적으로 200~300ml의 혈액이 필요한 수술이었는데 수술 기록지 상으로 본 부분에서는 3400ml의 출혈이 발생이 되고요. 발생 원인을 찾는 부분이 하나도 없고 출혈 원인 파악 및 조치하는 내용도 거의 없습니다.]
What on earth happened in the operating room?
The family requested to view the CCTV footage, but the only response from the hospital was that there was no recording.
This means that there was no request for recording before the surgery.
Since September of last year, if there is a prior request from the patient or guardian, scenes of surgery performed while the patient is unconscious due to general anesthesia, etc. must be filmed.
In other words, if there is no request, there is no obligation to record.
In addition, the enforcement regulations stipulate that notices must be posted inside the hospital.
The hospital where Mr. Kwon had his surgery said that they had been notified because they had posted a notice.
However, Kwon’s family claims that the notice was in a place where it might not be seen properly at the time.
[현석용 / 故 권금자 씨 아들 : 박스로 가려져 있는 거를 치우면서 여기에 손바닥만 하게 써놓은 거로 여기에 써놓았다고 얘기를 하는 겁니다. 그런 식으로 보이지도 않게 가려서 표기해놓으면 어느 누가 그걸 보고 녹화를 해달라고 얘기를 할 것이며….]
Experts point out that although the law was introduced with the intention of preventing medical accidents, there are loopholes in the law.
[오지은 / 변호사 : 세부적인 요청을 해야 한다는 사실을 환자 측이 모르는 경우에는 실상 지금 있는 조항이 실효적으로 현장에서 작동할지 기대하기가 조금 어려운 게 현실입니다.]
It has been over 100 days since the law went into effect, but patients and families who are not familiar with the law are shedding belated tears over empty CCTV cameras.
This is YTN Yoon Tae-in.
Photographer: Shin Hong
Graphics: Wonhee Lee
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