Scissors left in abdomen after surgery killed Allahabad woman, allege relatives; probe ordered
A scissors was left in the abdomen of Priya Soni during a caesarean operation at a private hospital in Allahabad, her mother alleged.
The chief medical officer’s (CMO) office began an inquiry on Monday into a complaint of medical negligence following the death of a woman, whose relatives alleged that doctors left a scissors in her abdomen during a caesarean operation at a private hospital in Allahabad.
Priya Soni, the wife of Ashok Soni of Jamaha village, was admitted to the Mother and Child Hospital in Soraon for the delivery of her child about one-and-a-half months ago. She delivered a baby on October 29 after a caesarean operation and the hospital discharged her after a few days.
But even at home, she continued to complain of severe pain in her abdomen. “An ultrasound test...showed a scissors in her abdomen,” alleged her mother, Mala Soni.
Mala said when doctors of the hospital were informed, they admitted Priya to another private facility -- Dwivedi Hospital, where she was again operated upon.
“However, as her condition deteriorated after the surgery, the doctors referred her to Swaroop Rani Nehru Hospital, also in Allahabad.
“Even after one-and-a-half months of treatment, Priya’s condition failed to improve and she breathed her last on Sunday morning,” said Mala, who lodged an FIR against the owners of both Mother and Child Hospital and Dwivedi Hospital.
CMO Alok Verma said a committee, led by additional chief medical officer Dr AK Tewari, has been formed to probe this case and that it will submit its report in a week. “It’s a serious matter. If found guilty, the hospitals could lose their licence,” he added.
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