Etawah, August 25: In what is believed to be an incident of medical apathy, a woman in Uttar Pradesh was discharged from a district hospital with a piece of cloth inside her stomach after a surgery. According to a report by ANI, the incident took place in Etawah district. The woman's husband claimed that a doctor of the district government hospital left a piece of cloth in her stomach during the operation. "When she complained of pain, the doctor referred her to a private hospital. The cloth has been removed after another operation but she is still bleeding," he was quoted by ANI.

Soon after she returned home after the surgery, she complained of pain and was referred her to a private hospital by the doctor. The woman underwent another operation and the cloth was then removed, but she continued to bleed. The report further informs that the woman's son said that in spite of the medical negligence, the doctors charged money to operate on the woman to remove the piece of cloth after she started to bleed post her surgery.

The family of the victim appealed to the government to provide medical aid for the patient's treatment after facing a financial crunch post the incident. According to an ANI report, even after the piece of cloth was removed, the woman complained of pain and was later diagnosed with cancer. She was referred to a hospital in Lucknow. Reports inform that the family was unable to give previous medical records of the woman, as the earlier doctor was unwilling to cooperate.

"We took her to the hospital when she was bleeding, we were called twice after she complained of pain. We did an Ultrasonography and then the doctors saw a piece of cloth inside her stomach. However, they took money again to operate," he said.

Taking cognisance of the incident, Chief Medical Superintendent of the district hospital said a discussion would be initiated in the matter. "Discussion will be initiated with both the parties. If the victim's family files a written complaint, an investigation will be done," said Dr SS Bhadoria.

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