HYDERABAD: In a case of stark medical negligence, medical doctors on the premier Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) left scissors within a affected person’s stomach after operating on her for hernia. Maheshwari Chowdhary, 33, was suffering from serious stomachache on and off after present process the surgical operation on November 1 on the sanatorium. The lady was discharged on November 12 however was rushed back to the sanatorium on February 7 night due to excessive stomachache.
Dr Okay Manohar, Director NIMS mentioned that the affected person is being lately taken for surgical operation to remove the scissors. “A committee has been constituted to enquire into the incident. Based on the committee’s record action can be initiated,” he mentioned. The surgical operation was performed through Prof Beerappa and his staff from the Gastroenterology division on the sanatorium.
The affected person’s family meanwhile have lodged a criticism with the resident medical officer on the sanatorium. “She were complaining of serious stomachache now and then however we thought it was due to the surgical operation. When she was dropped at the sanatorium the day gone by, the X-ray record obviously confirmed the scissors. Initially, the sanatorium government had been reluctant in giving us the X-ray however we managed to get it,” mentioned the affected person’s relative Mahadev.
Dr Okay Manohar, Director NIMS mentioned that the affected person is being lately taken for surgical operation to remove the scissors. “A committee has been constituted to enquire into the incident. Based on the committee’s record action can be initiated,” he mentioned. The surgical operation was performed through Prof Beerappa and his staff from the Gastroenterology division on the sanatorium.
The affected person’s family meanwhile have lodged a criticism with the resident medical officer on the sanatorium. “She were complaining of serious stomachache now and then however we thought it was due to the surgical operation. When she was dropped at the sanatorium the day gone by, the X-ray record obviously confirmed the scissors. Initially, the sanatorium government had been reluctant in giving us the X-ray however we managed to get it,” mentioned the affected person’s relative Mahadev.
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February 09, 2019
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