Maharashtra: 2 surgeons, 1 Anaesthetist, Nurse booked for allegedly leaving Surgical Mop in abdomen
Thane: Three doctors and a nurse belonging to a Thane-based hospital have been booked for allegedly leaving behind a surgical mop inside the abdomen of a patient, who herself is a doctor, during a caesarian section operation.
Police registered a case of medical negligence against the surgeon, assistant surgeon, anesthetist, and a nurse on the basis of a report issued by the civil surgeon of the Thane district, adds TOI.
All of the four have been booked under section 308 (attempt to commit culpable homicide) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian penal code at Vartak nagar police station.
While the patient has registered a case against the doctors, the Jupiter Hospital in a statement has claimed that an emergency caesarian section operation had been conducted to save the mother and the baby.
"An emergency caesarean surgery was performed to save the lives of the mother and the baby. Following the birth of the child, the patient had a lot of bleeding. Hence emergency measures were taken to manage the bleeding and prevent a hysterectomy (removal of the uterus). As a result of prompt and timely action, the lives of both baby and mother were saved," the Jupiter hospital mentioned in a statement.
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