{"id":117605,"date":"2023-09-07T10:13:37","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T10:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogcamlodipine.com\/?p=117605"},"modified":"2023-09-07T10:13:37","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T10:13:37","slug":"docs-left-dinner-plate-sized-medical-instrument-inside-woman-during-c-section","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogcamlodipine.com\/world-news\/docs-left-dinner-plate-sized-medical-instrument-inside-woman-during-c-section\/","title":{"rendered":"Docs left dinner plate-sized medical instrument inside woman during C-section"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A woman got the shock of her life after a \u201cmedical device\u201d was found inside her more than 18 months after she gave birth via Caesarean section.<\/p>\n<p>The bizarre find was made in New Zealand at Auckland City Hospital and it has been claimed that an Alexis retractor \u2013 which is roughly the size of a typical dinner plate \u2013 was the tool left inside her.<\/p>\n<p>The tool is used to draw back the edges of the wound made during the surgery, but it is usually removed as soon as the baby is removed.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: Parents livid as schoolgirls &apos;forced to wear tights and sweat uncomfortably&apos; in heatwave<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The first one used was not big enough, so a larger XL-sized one was used instead.<\/p>\n<p>However, it was left inside the abdomen and a case review has slammed the medical officials involved in the surgery.<\/p>\n<p>The report states: \u201cThis resulted in the woman suffering chronic abdominal pain until the device was discovered incidentally on an abdominal CT scan.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30883052.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_Screenshot-2023-09-07-at-100742.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt should be noted that the retractor, a round, soft tubal instrument of transparent plastic fixed on two rings, is a large item, about the size of a dinner plate.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cUsually, it would be removed after closing the uterine incision (and before the skin is sutured).\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The unnamed woman in her 20s has now received an apology from the health commissioners. <\/p>\n<p>She had been to hospital several times over the last 18 months to report the pains, but nobody appears to have checked her properly to find out what was causing it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30883026.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_Surgeons-performing-caesarean-section-in-operating-room.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30882423.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/1_MAIN_THEA.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> WWE star dubbed &apos;most beautiful and athletic&apos; as fans beg for her to &apos;turn bad&apos;<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A spokesman for the health commission said: \u201cI acknowledge the stress that these events caused to the woman and her family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe woman experienced episodes of pain over a significant period of time following her surgery until the AWR was removed in 2021 \u2013 I accept her concerns regarding the impact this had on her health and well-being and that of her family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, I have little difficulty concluding that the retention of a surgical instrument in a person&apos;s body falls well below the expected standard of care \u2013 and I do not consider it necessary to have specific expert advice to assist me in reaching that conclusion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><i><i><i><i><i><i><i>To get more stories from Daily Star delivered straight to your inbox sign up to one of our free newsletters<\/i> here.<\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/doctors-left-dinner-plate-sized-30882814\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A woman got the shock of her life after a \u201cmedical device\u201d was found inside her more than 18 months after she gave birth via Caesarean section. 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