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''Van Wyk v Lewis''〔1924 AD 438.〕 is an important case in South African law, particularly in the area of delict and on the question of negligence. == Facts == The defendant, a surgeon, had performed an urgent and difficult abdominal operation upon the plaintiff. The operation took place in a hospital at night, assisted by an anesthetist and a qualified nurse on the hospital staff who acted as theatre sister. At the conclusion of the operation, one of the swabs used by the defendant was overlooked and remained in plaintiff's body, from which it passed after a lapse of twelve months. The evidence showed that: * in accordance with the usual practice at the hospital, the defendant had relied upon the sister to count and check the swabs used; * at the conclusion of the operation, he made as careful a search as the critical condition of the patient permitted; and that * both he and the sister believed that all the swabs were accounted for before the wound was sewn up. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Van Wyk v Lewis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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