Kerala: After 5 Years, Doctors Face Probe For Forgetting to Remove Forceps From Patient's Stomach

Kerala: Harshina, who is now 30 years old, has endured five years of agonising torment. Doctors gave her powerful antibiotics to treat her excruciating pain, which had gotten worse over the previous six months. When she visited a private hospital for a checkup, scans showed that she had a set of forceps in her stomach that had been left behind after her previous caesarean delivery in 2017.

On September 17, she underwent surgery to have a "mosquito artery forceps" that had been in her stomach for the previous five years removed by Kozhikode Medical College specialists.

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During operations, surgeons employ forceps, which resemble scissors, to compress bleeding vessels.

At the Kozhikode Medical College, the mother had her third caesarean section in 2017. She claimed that the first two took place at private hospitals.
I started experiencing considerable discomfort following the third surgery. I assumed that was the result of a caesarean delivery. I spoke with a lot of doctors, she reportedly told PTI.
"It appears that the metal thing was infected my urine bladder by poking it. Pain got intolerable "Added her.

After the surgery, the doctors from the government medical college removed the forceps from her.

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Harshina has filed a case against the surgeons.

For leaving the forceps inside her body while performing the surgery five years ago, Harshina has filed a case against the surgeons.

In response to her complaint, Kerala State Health Minister Veena George ordered an investigation into the occurrence on Saturday and directed the Health Secretary to provide a report as soon as possible, according to news source PTI.

The minister declared in a statement that "severe action would be taken against those who are culpable."

A probe has also been requested by the Kozhikode Medical College.

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