Surgeons left medical instruments inside patients and 430,000 were poisoned, infected or injured

A shocking new report reveals that hundreds of thousands of patients in Australia have endured additional suffering due to hospital errors.

The review of the Productivity Commission found that 437,468 patients had been poisoned, infected or injured during hospitalization for only one year.

Alarmingly, surgical staff left medical devices in 23 of them.

Study found 437,468 patients were intoxicated, infected or injured while hospitalized in just one year (image in stock)

Surprising figures indicate that one in 15 hospitalized patient suffers from failed procedures, human errors and hospital infections.

In Australia, 167,000 patients undergoing medical treatment experienced side effects, while another 215,246 had adverse reactions or problems related to medical procedures.

About 38,000 patients were also injured as a result of a fall in the hospital.

Ten other patients died of medication errors.

The report revealed that 23 patients were injured after clumsy surgical staff left medical devices (image in stock)

The Review of the Productivity Commission, the Australian Government's lead review and advisory body, has been released today (image in stock)

One person in Victoria died as a result of a "bad body procedure".

However, there is a noticeable decrease in the number of deaths or loss of a major function of the patient due to interventions involving a patient or an erroneous body part.

In 2015-2016, five incorrect treatment procedures affected five patients. Three cases were recorded in New South Wales.

Queensland and Western Australia each recorded two incidents resulting in death or a serious loss of function in 2013-14.

Overall spending on public hospitals reached $ 44 billion in 2016 – 2017 (stock image)

The report also revealed that nearly three million "preventable" appointments had been made in the hospital in just one year.

Unnecessary appointments would occur when patients find it difficult to see their GP, but their arrival can strain primary care.

However, the report shows that the government has injected an additional $ 2 billion into public hospitals in one year.

In 2015-16, total public spending on hospitals was $ 42 billion, up from $ 44 billion in 2016-17.