A woman in Nanchang found gauze left in her body after giving birth, the local health and health commission notified

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Screenshot of the official account of Nanchang Municipal Health Commission "Healthy Nanchang"

China Net, June 29th, Nanchang Municipal Health and Health Commission's official account "Healthy Nanchang" issued a notice yesterday, stating that the Nanchang Municipal Health and Health Commission had monitored a netizen posting that a piece of the birth canal was found after giving birth at the Third Hospital of Nanchang City. gauze. The Nanchang Municipal Health and Health Commission immediately dispatched an investigation team to the three hospitals to investigate. After a preliminary investigation, it was determined that the midwife's operation was caused by an error, and the midwife's practice has been suspended. In the follow-up, the Nanchang Municipal Health and Health Commission will further investigate the facts, clarify the responsibilities, and deal with the relevant parties seriously in accordance with relevant regulations.

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The woman found gauze left in her body after giving birth in two months. Hospital: Midwives made mistakes and are negotiating compensation

After the mother gave birth to her daughter, her lower body felt bloated and smelled from time to time. Two months later, she went to another hospital for examination and found that there was gauze in her body. This happened to Ms. Chen in Nanchang, Jiangxi. On June 28, the staff of the Nanchang Third Hospital involved told Jimu News reporter that the incident was due to the operation error of the young midwives in the hospital, and they were communicating with Ms. Chen about compensation.Maternal Ms. Chen introduced that on April 26, she gave birth to a daughter smoothly in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of Nanchang Third Hospital (Chaoyang District). After being discharged from the hospital, she sometimes felt a feeling of bloating in her lower body and gave off a foul odor. On May 9, Ms. Chen came to Nanchang Third Hospital for a re-examination. "The doctor did a B-ultrasound for me and said there was no problem with the uterus. It was my first time giving birth, I thought it was normal, and I never thought about it badly," she said.

However, Ms. Chen's lower body swelling and foul odor did not improve. On June 12, Ms. Chen went to a medical institution for a vaginal ultrasound examination, and the results still showed that the uterus was normal.

On June 24, Ms. Chen went to another hospital in Nanchang again, and the results of vaginal ultrasonography still showed that the uterus was normal. According to Ms. Chen, the doctor in the hospital checked her again, only to find that there was gauze residue in her lower body, and the gauze was removed from her body.The gauze removed from Ms. Chen's body (photo courtesy of the interviewee)
"At that time, when the gauze was taken out, the smell in the room was very unpleasant, and it felt like the smell of rotten eggs." Ms. Chen said, as a 26-year-old woman, she felt very embarrassed that such a thing happened.

The medical records provided by Ms. Chen showed that her gynecological examination had a foul odor, and a piece of gauze was seen. The diagnosis was vaginal inflammation.
Ms. Chen told reporters that she gave birth naturally, and she did not know why there was gauze in her body. After the gauze was taken out in this hospital, the odor on her body disappeared, but now she still has pain in her lower body from time to time. I wonder if it will affect my body in the future. influential.

According to Ms. Chen, the relevant person in charge of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of the Third Hospital of Nanchang City (Chaoyang District) proposed to give her 3,000 yuan in compensation. Ms. Chen refused to go private, saying that the attending doctor needed to apologize to her in person and compensate her for related expenses. At present, Ms. Chen has not yet reached an agreement with the hospital on compensation.

On June 28, a staff member of the Publicity Department of the Third Hospital of Nanchang confirmed the matter to reporters. He said that the medical staff performed an episiotomy on Ms. Chen at the time. A young midwife in the hospital made a mistake and left the gauze that was supposed to stop bleeding in Ms. Chen's body. It was indeed the responsibility of the hospital.
According to the staff member, the hospital is currently judging the matter as a medical error, and whether it is a medical malpractice requires further identification. After the incident, the hospital received Ms. Chen on June 24 and June 27, and made an apology. At present, Ms. Chen is being treated in other hospitals, and the Nanchang Third Hospital will negotiate with Ms. Chen about the relevant treatment costs and compensation. The later expenses caused by this incident will also be borne by the Nanchang Third Hospital. The relevant leaders of Nanchang Third Hospital instructed the Medical Dispute Mediation Office to contact Ms. Chen and her family to come to the hospital to negotiate compensation. The hospital apologized to Ms. Chen and tried its best to satisfy her.

In addition, the Nanchang Third Hospital has reported the matter to the Nanchang Municipal Health Commission.

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