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How forgotten surgical sponges cost a Chinese caesarean patient her life

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Pieces of gauze were left in the intestine of 42-year-old Yuan Pingxiu during a caesarean section in Sichuan province
A woman in southwest China died after three pieces of surgical gauze were left in her abdomen during surgery – and the mistake went undetected in clinical examinations at three different hospitals.
The pieces of gauze were left in the intestine of 42-year-old Yuan Pingxiu last June during her caesarean section at the Hongshi Hospital in Panzhihua city, Sichuan province.
Afterward, Yuan complained of intense abdominal pain. She died from infections in late October, according to a circular posted by Panzhihua Commission of Health and Family Planning.
Hongshi Hospital, a small privately run hospital, lost its business license in the incident, the city government announced last week. The commission, meanwhile, disqualified the lead surgeon, Wen Liqiong, and two nurses, Su Aqin and Zhou Yan, over their roles in the mishap.

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