The authorities have launched a probe after gloves and paper were allegedly left inside the abdomen of a 19-year-old woman following a Caesarean section at a government hospital in Maharashtra’s Beed district, a senior health official said on Wednesday.
A C-section was performed on her the same evening. After the matter was escalated to the Deputy Director of Health Services (Latur Circle), a special inquiry committee was formed. Sandhya Suraj Gaikwad of Wadwani village was admitted to the Beed District Hospital for delivery on the morning of August 1, according to officials.
the entire OT (operation theatre) team is under the scanner over the alleged lapse, he said While the show-cause notice seeks an explanation as to why disciplinary action should not be initiated against the operating doctor. The woman’s relatives lodged a complaint with the district hospital administration on Tuesday. The probe panel arrived at the Beed District Hospital on Wednesday afternoon and began an investigation, the official said.
