Jehanabad: Doctors of a private hospital were shock to discover a piece of cloth inside a woman abdomen who had delivered a week ago through surgery. The woman had delivered at government Sadar Hospital a Jehanabad. The issue came to light a week later when the woman experienced severe pain and swelling in her abdomen. An ultrasound and CT scan revealed the foreign object, leading to an uproar from the woman’s family at the hospital.
The woman Khushbu, wife of Rakesh Kumar from Gaurapur village, was admitted to Sadar Hospital for delivery. She gave birth via C-Section during which the doctors and staff negligently left a cloth inside her abdomen. Two days post-surgery, she began experiencing pain and swelling. When Khushbu reported her symptoms to the doctors, they dismissed it as gas pain and prescribed medication. However, the pain persisted, and her condition worsened, leading her family to seek treatment at a private hospital. Scans there revealed the cloth, prompting immediate surgery to remove it. Khushbu is currently receiving treatment at a private clinic. Her family recounted the ordeal, emphasising that the pain and swelling started two days after the surgery. The diagnosis of a cloth left inside her abdomen was confirmed by ultrasound and CT scan.
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The civil surgeon acknowledged the possibility of an object being left inside her stomach during the surgery or an infection. He stated that the family could opt for another surgery by a different doctor or be referred to PMCH for further treatment. The private clinic’s doctors confirmed the removal of the cloth and are continuing her treatment.