Maggaluru: In an alleged case of medical negligence, a doctor in a hospital in Mangaluru left a surgical traper inside a woman’s stomach during a caesarean section, putting her life in danger and requiring an emergency and salvation surgery of life in another hospital in another hospital Then, after a computerized tomography, he presented the doctor’s carelessness. She still cannot breastfeed her newborn.
“We have suffered tremendous stress. We have published the problem in National Consumer Complaints Portal and Department of Consumer Affairs. We have passed Lakhs of rupees in his treatment, “said the woman’s husband.
The health and family welfare officer of the Dakshina Kannada district, Dr. Thimaiah HR, said that an exhaustive investigation would be carried out in the complaint.
By counting the test, the husband published in X that his wife underwent a caesarean section on November 27 in a private hospital, but a week after she was discharged on December 2, she developed a high fever and had to be readmitted to the hospital. Concerned about an unusual sensation on one side of their stomach, the couple insisted on an ultrasound scan, which revealed a mass of 10 cm.
However, the radiologist supposedly refused to reveal his details to the patient or communicate with the treating doctor in his presence. The doctor, in turn, dismissed his concerns, claiming that it was a hematoma instead of a foreign object.
As the discomfort persisted, the couple requested a computerized tomography for clarification, but the doctor does not take into account the suggestion, insisting that the condition would be resolved over time. Although women’s fever finally decreased, monitoring ultrasound showed no dough reduction. Meanwhile, he began to experience severe pain in the joints, doll and legs, which makes it difficult to walk, stand or even lift his baby to feed.
A computerized tomography then confirmed the presence of a surgical mirror inside its stomach. By then, the infection had spread to their lungs, blood and other organs, putting her life at serious risk, her husband alleged. When the couple faced the doctor who had made the caesarean section, he allegedly refused to assume responsibility.
Finally, emergency surgery was performed at another private hospital at the Putur in Mangaluru on January 25 to eliminate the mop. He was discharged on February 15, although he is still taking medications.