The hospital notified 51 patients who underwent gastrointestinal procedures between February and March that rinse water for a surgical instrument was reused, which may have exposed patients to viruses that cause Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C.
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Editor’s note: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated “a surgical instrument may have been contaminated.” The forceps were always sterile, but rinse water was reused. We apologize for the error.
