(ANSA) - Monza, September 16 - A 84-year-old woman is dead
after a suspected mix-up in a blood transfusion on Friday at a
hospital in Vimercate, in the northern province of Monza,
sources said Monday.
The woman is thought to have been given the blood intended
for another patient with the same name.
The hospital alerted criminal prosecutors about the case and
launched an internal inquiry.
Health Minister Roberto Speranza is set to send a team of
inspectors to the hospital to look into the case, sources said.
Woman dead after transfusion mix-up
84-yr-old given blood intended for another person with same name