Woman dies, 5 critical after C-sections at Kota Hospital; high-level probe ordered

Kota: A woman died, and five others remain in critical condition after developing serious complications following caesarean deliveries at a government medical college and hospital in Kota, Rajasthan. The incident has prompted a high-level state probe.

According to officials, the incident took place when six women developed complications within 8-10 hours after undergoing caesarean sections at the hospital between late Monday night and early Tuesday morning.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla visited the hospital on Wednesday and took stock of the medical care being extended to five women who are undergoing treatment after developing complications following caesarean deliveries.  

Of the six women whose conditions deteriorated after the surgeries, one woman died during treatment, officials said on Wednesday.

They also said that the newborn male child is healthy and has been sent home with relatives.

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Birla said the death of a woman and the critical infection developed by five others after surgeries at a government hospital were sad and unfortunate, according to a PTI report.

Following the incident, a high-level medical team has been constituted to probe the matter. The team is scheduled to reach Kota on Wednesday night, he said.

Another team of specialised doctors will also reach Kota shortly; they will coordinate with doctors here to extend better treatment to the women, he added.

The district administration has also constituted various committees to probe the incident.

Six women developed complications 8-10 hours after they underwent caesarean sections at the hospital between late Monday night and early Tuesday morning.

The women were shifted to the nephrology ward, while their newborns were shifted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the hospital.

The deceased, identified as Payal (26), a resident of Bhainsrorgarh in Chittor district, died during treatment on Tuesday, triggering panic among medical staff and the patients’ families.

Dr Nilesh Jain, principal of the medical college and hospital and superintendent of the super specialty hospital, told reporters that at least 12-13 pregnant women underwent caesarean deliveries on Monday evening, of which the condition of six began deteriorating 8-10 hours after the surgeries with a dip in blood pressure, platelets and blockage of urine, suggesting kidney infection, reports PTI.

One of the women died during treatment on Tuesday, he said, adding that a death-audit committee has been formed to ascertain and analyse the cause of death.

The five women with critical complications have been shifted to the nephrology ward, and a five-member medical team led by Dr Vikas Khandeliya has been formed to provide them with dedicated medical treatment, he said.

Another medical team, headed by Dr Suresh Dulara, will probe the reason behind the deterioration in the health condition of six of the 12 women, he added.

He pointed out that five women developed sudden low blood pressure, a fall in platelets and blockage of urine following the caesarean deliveries.

“The condition of all five women is stable, but they cannot be declared out of danger until 72-96 hours,” Dr Jain stated.

The five women are conscious and speaking; however, chances of multiple organ failure cannot be ruled out at this point, additional superintendent of the hospital, Dr R P Meena, told PTI on Wednesday evening. 

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