Rajasthan Hospitals: Surgical Items Left in Patients

• Multiple cases of medical negligence reported in Rajasthan hospitals, where surgical items were left inside patients.
• A recent incident at Bikaner's PBM Hospital involved a surgical blade left inside a child's leg plaster, causing severe pain.
• Similar cases include a surgical blade left in a youth's arm plaster in Kota and gauze found after a C-section in Kuchaman City.
• In Jaipur, surgical scissors were allegedly found after a patient's open-heart surgery at Fortis Hospital, leading to a lawsuit.
• Improper plastering at a Barmer hospital led to infection and permanent damage to a child's arm, resulting in compensation.

Why It Matters: Dangerous medical negligence in Rajasthan hospitals risks patient lives.