Leaving swab in abdomen – Patient loses life, hospital money and reputation
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February - 2024, Posted On: 01 February 2024
In yet another unfortunate case of surgical equipment / mop / swab left inside patient’s body, the healthcare providers perhaps may want to seriously contemplate and deliberate the reasons behind this undying trend. Is it lack of OT protocol, or some other due diligence?
The patient underwent C-section at the hospital and delivered a healthy baby boy. The parents were over the moon at the birth of their child.
Their subsequent experience was hellish, to say the least.