Rajasthan: Doctors Forget Towel Inside Woman's Stomach During Delivery, Sparks Outrage
In Rajasthan's Kuchaman, doctors at a government hospital left a towel inside a woman's stomach during a cesarean delivery. The negligence was discovered three months later at AIIMS Jodhpur, where the woman sought treatment for persistent abdominal pain. The local health department has initiated an investigation, but the victim has filed a legal complaint, citing dissatisfaction with the inquiry.
Rajasthan: It seems that cases of medical negligence have no boundaries. The latest has emerged from Kuchaman in Rajasthan, where doctors at a government hospital left a towel inside a woman's stomach during a cesarean delivery. She experienced severe abdominal pain for 90 days before it got detected at AIIMS Jodhpur, where a CT scan confirmed the presence of the towel.
She suffered for three months with the condition, she was taken to different hospitals, and her problem was diagnosed as a lump in her abdomen. Negligence has severely damaged her intestines, and for several months, she will have to confine herself to a liquid diet to recover.
After the revelation, the local health department constituted a three-member inquiry committee to probe into the incident. However, the victim has lodged a complaint with the law and expressed dissatisfaction at such inquiry going on. The case has revived fears over the region's healthcare standards.
