Who was an elderly woman who died 3 days after undergoing surgery by mistake: 'Very dear' Jandira Marina Dias Braga, aged 76, who died after undergoing surgery by mistake at Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa, in Campinas (SP), was considered the pillar of the family and described as a "very good and very beloved person". According to the victim's granddaughter, dentist Camila Dias Barozzi, the elderly woman was the center of family gatherings. "She was the person who brought everyone together, at grandma's house. So, today, what I only feel is an emptiness, a silence, and the lack of a lap, which I know was the best in the world", he said. "My grandmother was a very good and very dear person. I think the last desire to not let her suffer was what we did [...] the important thing is that we didn't want to see her suffer on a hospital bed. I think she is in a much better place", said the granddaughter. ? Join the g1 Campinas channel on WhatsApp Jandira was hospitalized to treat an intestinal obstruction caused by the recurrence of colon cancer. She underwent an endoscopic gastrostomy, a procedure for placing a tube directly into the stomach, in place of another patient. The hospital admitted the error, said that it opened an internal investigation to investigate the case and that administrative measures were adopted against the professionals involved, and that a medical and technical evaluation concluded that the surgery "did not change the patient's prognosis" — see the statement below. Diagnosis of colon cancer 12 years ago, she was diagnosed with colon cancer and at that time underwent emergency surgery. She had the tumor removed, used a colostomy bag and completed chemotherapy treatment. According to the family, the condition progressed well, without metastasis, and the patient was discharged. In May 2026, she experienced abdominal pain again and sought care. Exams indicated a new primary cancer, without metastasis, and the oncologist had recommended the start of new chemotherapy. For the family, the error interrupted the chance of successful treatment. "Everything was moving towards starting a new chemotherapy, which according to her oncologist, was a cancer without metastasis, so it would dissolve and she would have a normal life again", he said. 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The switch was only discovered at the end of the surgery, during the shift change, when staff noticed that the correct patient was still in the room and checked Jandira's identification bracelet. Camila said that the family was called to a meeting with members of the hospital management after the incident — watch the family's full report below. "When we got there, there was the clinical director and the director of the surgical center. He said that this had never happened in his career and that my grandmother had been taken to the surgical center and had surgery in place of another patient," he stated. Patient undergoes surgery intended for someone else and dies 3 days later in hospital Worsening condition According to Camila, the management claimed that the intervention brought "clinical benefit" because it allowed fluids associated with intestinal obstruction to be drained. The family, however, disputes this conclusion. "The next day, she started to return this liquid that looked like feces and vomited. So what he had told me would be beneficial was not," said Camila. The granddaughter also reported that the elderly woman's health worsened after the surgery. "She started to have tachycardia, she started to have signs of sepsis right after the surgical process. It was then that her clinical condition deteriorated a lot," he said. Medical records indicate that, on the morning of June 9, Jandira developed mental confusion, hypotension, a drop in oxygen saturation and changes in her heart rate, and was transferred to the ICU. The medical team began to investigate hypotheses such as sepsis and pulmonary thromboembolism. Family members and doctors decided to adopt palliative care, without invasive measures. Jandira died at 7:30 pm on June 11, according to a medical note recorded at the hospital. What does the hospital say? Jandira Marina Dias Braga, a cancer patient, underwent surgery intended for someone else at Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa, in Campinas (SP), and died three days later. Reproduction/EPTV In a statement, the Beneficência Portuguesa hospital reported that it identified an "adverse event related to the care provided to a patient", opened an internal investigation, contacted the competent professional councils and adopted administrative measures in relation to the professionals involved. Read below. "Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa de Campinas informs that it identified the occurrence of an adverse event related to the care provided to a patient. As soon as the situation was identified, the institution adopted the necessary care measures, notified family members and provided all necessary support throughout the care. The medical and technical assessment carried out after the incident concluded that the procedure carried out did not change the patient's prognosis. Since the incident was identified, the Hospital launched an internal investigation