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Coroner hears doctor was 'out of her depth' following failed bowel operation in Albury

A coronial inquest into the death of an Oaklands man has heard the doctor who conducted a failed bowel operation on him felt "out of her depth" in seeking to address her surgical error.  

William Edmunds, 79, died in the intensive care unit at Albury Base Hospital on December 2, 2019 from complications of peritonitis following the error. 

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