Health and medical education minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar termed the deaths a “mystery” JAIPUR: Three months after Rajasthan first began reporting clusters of maternal fatalities at state-run hospitals, the govt has still no explanation so far of what caused the deaths of 18 women across five districts since May.On Monday, health and medical education minister…
Jodhpur: A new mother died Friday after being referred from the Govt Sub-District Hospital in Bhopalgarh to Ummed Hospital in Jodhpur district headquarters following complications during childbirth, prompting the medical department to shunt out a doctor and a nursing officer and place them under awaiting-posting-order status.The deceased woman, identified as Kiran, a resident of Diyawadi…
Jaipur: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Jodhpur has constituted a five-member inquiry committee to investigate the case of eight women developing serious post-operative complications Monday following caesarean deliveries at the Paota District Hospital.The committee has been tasked with examining the operation theatre, medicines, possible infection sources and medical procedures undertaken before…
Jodhpur: Two women admitted to AIIMS, Jodhpur, in critical condition after complications following caesarean procedures are responding to treatment, the district administration said Tuesday. These women are among the eight who developed complications after surgeries at Paota District Hospital on June 20. The two were first referred to MDM Hospital and later shifted to AIIMS…
Jodhpur: Former chief minister Ashok Gehlot Tuesday accused the state govt of failing to address concerns over recent maternal health cases in Kota and Jodhpur, and demanded that it disclose the findings of its investigation into complications reported after caesarean deliveries.Speaking to reporters at the Circuit House during his visit to Jodhpur, Gehlot said the…
Jodhpur: In a turn of events that resembles the further spread of an infection that has already afflicted new mothers in Kota and Bikaner district hospitals since May, eight women in Jodhpur developed serious post-operative complications Monday following caesarean deliveries at the Paota District Hospital.Similar post-caesarean complications were earlier observed at a govt hospital in…
The 20.8kg tumour was removed from a 59-year-old morbidly obese patient Jodhpur: Doctors at AIIMS Jodhpur have successfully removed a giant retroperitoneal tumour weighing 20.8 kg from a 59-year-old morbidly obese patient, in a rare and highly complex surgery that lasted more than eight hours. The tumour, measuring 44×37×24 cm, is believed to be among…
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