Two gynaecology Assistant Professors and two postgraduate students have been suspended for one month on charges of medical negligence after a cannula was allegedly left inside the abdomen of a pregnant woman during a surgery at the Kakinada Government General Hospital (GGH).
Medical examinations revealed a cannula inside her abdomen. Kakinada GGH Superintendent Dr. The woman’s condition was stable, and she was recovering. Dr. Lavanya Kumari took charge as the hospital superintendent a few days after the incident.
The incident occurred during a delivery-related surgery on September 26, when the 31-year-old woman delivered a baby girl. She was discharged on September 30. On October 10, the woman was readmitted to the hospital with a complaint of stomach pain.
Lavanya Kumari said the cannula was removed safely during a subsequent surgery. She was also able to breastfeed her baby and remained under medical observation, she said.
