Eight Women, Minor Die After Surgery in Two Rajasthan Hospitals; State Govt Sends Expert Teams
Expert teams will review treatment protocols, medicines and infection control after the deaths, while officials said the causes differ and no operation theatre link is confirmed.
- Over the past week, five maternal deaths occurred at Mahatma Gandhi Hospital in Bhilwara, while four others died in Banswara, prompting state inquiries into maternal healthcare practices and hospital protocols.
- Health Minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar denied links to operation theatre infections, attributing deaths to "different medical complications" including myocardial infarction, HELLP syndrome, and post-partum haemorrhage with DIC.
- Mahatma Gandhi Hospital's Superintendent Arun Gaur confirmed the operation theatre with an unsatisfactory sample was shut for three days, following Infection Control Committee guidelines for disinfection and sterilisation.
- District Collector Inderjeet Singh Yadav and other authorities initiated inquiries to determine if negligence contributed to the incidents, while expert teams from Jaipur were deployed to investigate treatment protocols.
- Health Minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar will review cases with gynaecology experts on Monday and visit Bhilwara on Tuesday, pledging strict action if negligence is found in these "extremely unfortunate" incidents.
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8 women, minor die after surgery in 2 Rajasthan hospitals
Nine patients, including eight women and a minor, died after undergoing surgery in obstetrics and gynaecology departments at government hospitals in Bhilwara and Banswara, prompting the Rajasthan government to launch expert inquiries into the incidents.
Eight women, minor die after surgery in two Rajasthan hospitals; state govt sends expert teams
Nine women and a minor died after surgeries in Rajasthan government hospitals over the past week. Inquiries have been initiated by the state government to ascertain the exact causes of these deaths. Expert teams are investigating the incidents in Bhilwara and Banswara districts for potential lapses. Preliminary reports have not confirmed operation theatre infections as the sole cause of fatalities.
9 women die after surgeries at 2 Rajasthan hospitals; state govt orders probe
Nine women died in Rajasthan government hospitals over the past week. Investigations are underway to determine the exact causes of these unfortunate deaths. Expert teams have been dispatched to Bhilwara and Banswara districts for detailed inquiries. Preliminary reports suggest various medical complications, not solely operation theatre infections. The state government has pledged strict action if any negligence is found.
The deaths of pregnant women in government hospitals in Bhilwara and Banswara, Rajasthan, have raised questions about the healthcare system. Following the deaths of five women in Bhilwara and four in Banswara within six days, an expert team will investigate.
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