"Gauze door" incidents have occurred frequently
In recent years, incidents of gauze being left in the body have often occurred in my country:
In 2017, a woman in Nanjing continued to have symptoms of inflammation after undergoing breast fibroid removal surgery, and went to the hospital for review twice. I was told it was a physical problem. As a result, after 2 years of treatment due to unbearable pain, gauze was found on the wound when another surgery was performed.
In May 2018, Tangshan A woman suffered from abdominal pain for 3 months after her abortion. During this period, she went to the hospital many times for abortion surgery review and was told that there was no problem. It was not until August when the woman went to a community hospital for a checkup due to unbearable abdominal pain that she discovered a piece of gauze remaining in her body. When it was taken out, it was accompanied by a strong stench.
In August 2018, a woman in Beijing discharged three pieces of gauze from her lower body when she went to the toilet three days after giving birth in the hospital.
In 2019, a woman in Nanjing suffered from lower body bleeding, abdominal pain, etc. after undergoing a uterine curettage surgery in a hospital. During this period, she changed hospitals after multiple treatments at the hospital to no avail. As a result, a piece of gauze was found in her body. The woman also suffered from Long-term infection of the lower body causes various gynecological diseases.
Also in 2021, Ms. Yan from Chengdu, Sichuan, had a foul odor after giving birth. After a hospital examination, the cause was not found. It was not until 2 months later that Ms. Yan expelled a piece of blackened gauze from her body when she went to the toilet. .
Why is gauze left in the body? How likely is carryover to occur?
Why do we need to put gauze inside the body when giving birth? I believe this is something that many people are confused about. Gauze is the most commonly used item in medical treatment. It is usually used to stop bleeding and prevent infection, and is used in many surgeries. There will also be bleeding during childbirth, so doctors will use gauze to stop bleeding. However, gauze used in the body is temporary and will basically be removed between 24 hours and 72 hours. So why do so many patients still have gauze left in their bodies? Was it an accident or on purpose?
Being left with gauze in the body is something that neither doctors nor patients want to happen, but nowadays this kind of incident often happens, and the reasons for this may be the following two points: First, it is the doctor's mistake that leads to , and the surgery is An uncontrollable thing, such as some emergencies during some major operations, such as massive bleeding, are more dangerous, so foreign objects may remain in the body during treatment.
The second is the negligence of medical staff . Normally, medical staff need to check the accuracy and quantity of items before and after surgery to avoid foreign matter remaining in the body. But sometimes the gauze stays in the patient's body for a long time due to staff negligence or forgetfulness. However, this situation is a matter of probability, and no one will deliberately cause trouble for themselves.
So what is the probability of leaving foreign objects in the body? At present, our country has not made statistics on this probability, but the United States has previously conducted corresponding data research. According to the data, there are about 4,000 cases of foreign bodies being left in the bodies of patients in the United States every year, most of which are gauze.
To try to avoid this problem, University of North Carolina researchers used wireless radio frequency detection to track the gauze. They implanted a tiny chip in each piece of gauze. If any gauze is left in the patient's body, it can be detected in time through the detector. According to the study, this technology helped 3,000 patients remove 23 pieces of gauze in 11 months.
How dangerous is it if gauze is left in the body?
Leaving gauze in the body will not only cause physical harm, but also suffer great psychological effects. First of all, the body will suffer from pain. If the gauze stays in the body for a long time, it will cause physical infection, abdominal pain, headache, etc. At the same time, It is also accompanied by a foul odor, which may be life-threatening in severe cases.
At the end of October 2018, Ms. Yuan, a woman in Panzhihua, Sichuan, suffered from abdominal pain for more than four months after undergoing a cesarean section to induce labor. She eventually died of infection. According to the autopsy report, Ms. Yuan’s death was caused by gauze remaining in her body. of. A total of three pieces of gauze were left in Ms. Yuan's body, one of which was located at the break in the intestinal wall of the small intestine, and the other two pieces of gauze were located in the lumen of the small intestine. The cause of Ms. Yuan's death was intestinal obstruction , intestinal rupture, Acute suppurative peritonitis , acute peritonitis and other septic shock death.
It is understood that the hospital’s records show that “the inventory of gauze equipment is correct.” So where did the gauze in Ms. Yuan’s body come from? Are many similar cases of left-over gauze the same? This is truly thought-provoking.
In addition to physical pain and torture, some people may also be psychologically affected by foreign objects left in their bodies. According to one patient, she often had nightmares after experiencing foreign objects being left in her body and had poor sleep for a long time. This kind of situation is only a medical error and does not constitute a medical accident. Therefore, there is no substantial punishment from the hospital. Moreover, after a long time, many evidences are difficult to find, which makes some hospitals "emboldened."
hopes that with the advancement of the medical industry, each medical procedure can be carefully controlled, so as to avoid leaving foreign bodies in the body in the future. If the patient feels unwell after treatment, he should go to the hospital in time to find out the cause. Okay, that’s it for today. Follow the passers-by and listen to the passers-by. See you in the next issue.
