Jodhpur, Eight women developed severe health complications, including kidney failure, following caesarean sections at the district hospital here, the latest in a series of such cases reported in Rajasthan.
The women complained of excessive bleeding and low blood pressure after surgery. Two of them, who developed severe kidney infections, have been referred to Mathuradas Mathur Hospital, where they are undergoing treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Following the incident, the hospital administration has temporarily closed the operation theatre. Samples have been collected from the OT for investigation, and all surgical procedures have been suspended until the test reports are received, officials said.
Earlier, similar incidents have come to light where four women in Kota and two in Bikaner have died after developing complications following a caesarean delivery.
An expert team from the AIIMS-Delhi and other central medical institutions was constituted to probe the deaths in Kota. Investigations were also launched in the Bikaner incident.
B S Jodha, Principal of SN Medical College, said the eight caesarean sections were performed on Saturday.
Two were shifted to MDM Hospital after their condition worsened, while the remaining six women are being treated at the district hospital, he said.
He said one of the women experienced severe bleeding, while another, who is diabetic, suffered from low blood pressure and anaemia. Such conditions, he explained, can adversely affect kidney function.
District Hospital PMO Kulbir Chopra said that the condition of the six women admitted at the district hospital is currently stable.
The hospital authorities said surgical operations will remain suspended until the laboratory reports are received.
