Staff Reporter
A woman died during a caesarean delivery after doctors forgot towel, sponge and cotton inside her belly on Sunday.
According to police sources, the incident occurred in District Headquarter Hospital (DHQ) Okara where doctors conducted a caesarean delivery of a woman. They, however, forgot to take out towel, sponge and cotton from belly, which led to death of the woman.
Following the incident, the bereaved family staged a protest outside the Okara DHQ Hospital against the woman’s death caused by the negligence of the hospital staff.
According to the details, the woman died after some time into her delivery and later it was found out that there were surgical leftovers left inside her belly before she was stitched up.
Meanwhile, City reported dengue fever cases upsurge with 12 patients in 24 hrs
According to sources, 17 cases of dengue viral fever were reported in rural areas and 15 cases in urban areas of the federal capital.
“In the ongoing season 177 dengue fever cases have been reported in Islamabad so far, sources said. “In rural areas 123 and in urban areas of Islamabad 54 dengue virus cases have been reported”, sources said.
According to sources, most patients of the dengue hemorrhagic fever cases have been admitted at hospitals in Rawalpindi.
