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UP doctor leaves towel in patient's abdomen during C-section, probe ordered
Amroha: In a shocking incident, a doctor in Uttar Pradesh's Amroha Bans Kheri village allegedly left a towel inside a woman's stomach after conducting a cesarean surgery at Saifee Nursing Home. Following the complaint, a probe was ordered by the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Rajeev Singhal.
According to the CMO, the doctor, allegedly left the towel in the belly of Nazrana after conducting her operation at Saifee Nursing Home, which he used to run without permission in the Naugawana Sadat police station area in Amroha.
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As per the information, the towel was left inside Nazrana’s stomach due to alleged negligence of the medical staff and after the lady complained about abdominal pain, he kept her admitted for five more days and cited that she was facing this stomach ache due to cold outside.
When her health did not improve even after coming home, her husband Shamsher Ali took her to another private hospital in Amroha where they came to know about the real truth behind Narana’s stomach ache and after another operation, got the towel removed.
Ali complained to the CMO seeking stringent action against this private doctor.
“I came to know about the incident through media reports and have asked nodal officer Dr Sharad to look into the matter. We can give further details only after the investigation is completed,” CMO Singhal said on Tuesday.
However, Shamsher Ali has not lodged any written complaint in the matter, the CMO assured that the investigation will take place.
It is pertinent to mention that the police will start its probe once the report of the CMO investigation comes.
Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) had directed Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) and its doctors to pay Rs 25 lakh compensation to the family of the patient, who died frontal hematoma with massive herniation of brain.
Kajal joined Medical Dialogue in 2019 for the Latest Health News. She has done her graduation from the University of Delhi. She mainly covers news about the Latest Healthcare. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in.