Surgical device left inside woman's abdomen

In a serious case of medical negligence, a towel clip was inadvertently left inside the abdomen of a 45-year-old woman, who underwent a uterus surgery in a taluk hospital at nearby Nedumangad.
The lapse came to light after the surgery yesterday morning when it was found that one of the towel clips was missing. The woman was subjected to an x-ray examination immediately and the clip was found inside her stomach.
The woman, Laila Beevi, from nearby Tholikkode, was subjected to an emergency surgery in the night at the government medical college hospital for removal of the clip, hospital sources said.

The condition of the patient is stable now, they said.
Meanwhile, state Health Minister K K Shylaja today ordered the Health Director to conduct an enquiry into the incident and take strict action against the erring medical staff at the taluk hospital.