In a new update from Uttar Pradesh, a woman was recently admitted to the trauma center of King George’s Medical University (KGMU). She was in critical condition after doctors in the Shahjahanpur district left a cloth in her stomach during an operation.
College Principal Formed A Three-Member Inquiry Team To Investigate The Incident
As per the latest reports, the doctors at the Government Medical College in Shahjahanpur had allegedly left a cloth in the stomach of the pregnant woman who came for a caesarean operation in January 2021.
The patient who identifies herself as Neelam gave birth to a baby girl on January 6 during which the cloth was allegedly left in her stomach. Her husband, Manoj has lodged a complaint. Following this, the principal of the medical college had formed a three-member inquiry team and has asked them to submit the report at the earliest.
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The principal said that as soon as they received the complaint and ordered a probe against the culprits. He assured that legal action would be taken against the people involved after the report is submitted.
Talking to the media, the woman’s husband, Manoj said that after the birth of their daughter, his wife often complained of stomach pain.
He said that soon after they got her admitted to a private medical college in Shahjahanpur. After undergoing a CT scan, the reports revealed that a cloth had been left in her stomach and was removed after an operation.
However, her health continued to deteriorate after which they got her back to KGMU earlier this week. Currently, she has been kept on ventilator support.
Delhi Doctors Left Towel Inside Woman’s Stomach In 2018
The above incident isn’t the first one, a similar case was reported back in 2018 when senior medical staff members of Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital in East Delhi’s Khichdipur area were booked for leaving a towel inside a woman’s stomach. The patient, identified as Kiran was admitted to the hospital on February 24, 2016 after having labour pain. Following this, she underwent a cesarean operation. Reports suggest that soon after the surgery, she reported acute pain in her stomach.
Even after multiple tests, the doctors couldn’t figure out the reason and Kiran remained in the condition for over a year. Finally, the couple went to another hospital in May 2017 where they found out that a towel was left inside her stomach.
