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confirmation bias
Coverage of confirmation bias in the Nexus archive.
- Hong Kong surgeon misidentified organs in fatal blunder, hospital probe finds
A Hong Kong surgeon misidentified organs during an operation on an 85-year-old woman with obstructive sigmoid colon cancer, leading to her death three weeks later. An investigation found the surgeon exhibited 'confirmation bias' in identifying abdominal structures. Tseung Kwan O Hospital released a cause analysis report on the incident, prompting a former lawmaker to call for the surgeon's dismissal.