Hospital sorry as Facebook row sizzles over needle left in woman

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Hospital sorry as Facebook row sizzles over needle left in woman
By MARUT BOONNARUEMIT,
MARISA CHIMPRABHA
THE NATION

 

 

KORAT: -- A HOSPITAL in Nakhon Ratchasima’s Pak Chong district yesterday apologised to a woman who recently found out that doctors at the hospital had left a medical needle in her uterus during an operation 12 years ago.

 

Pak Chong Nana Hospital director Dr Praveen Tantaprapa said the hospital would take full responsibility and cover all the expenses for the patient who suffered.

 

“The hospital feels sorry for the incident and is ready to take full responsibility for her. No doctors wanted the incident to happen,” he said at a press conference.

 

The case was posted on a Facebook page called “Mam Poe Dam” on Wednesday by the unidentified woman, who recently suffered severe stomach pains. She went to see doctors at a provincial hospital and had an MRI scan that discovered the needle in her uterus. 

 

She told a Facebook administrator that she believed it had been left inside her during a Caesarean section when she gave birth to her second child in 2005.

 

Praveen told reporters that the affected woman came to talk about the incident with hospital staff on May 23. “The hospital then set up a panel to investigate the allegation. After getting confirmation, the hospital sent a team of doctors to discuss the case with her to provide care and preliminary treatment.”

 

The woman initially indicated that she wanted to have the needle removed in a provincial hospital, which Pak Chong Nana Hospital agreed to, the director said. The hospital also complied when she changed her mind to have the operation in a private hospital, he said. 

 

On Monday, the hospital sent a team to her office to discuss the details and operation plan to alleviate her concerns. Her employer arranged for the discussion to be held in a private room, Praveen added.

 

However, the woman complained on Facebook that the medical team went to her office without giving her prior notice. “I think this case is a personal matter and should not have been brought to my office,” she said.

 

She also wrote that she wanted to discuss the case with the hospital director but the hospital had sent nurses to talk to her.

 

Praveen said the team that visited her office suggested that Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital had the proper operating theatre with modern equipment and medical specialists, while Pak Chong Nana Hospital would assign a team to monitor her post-operative condition.

 

Concerning compensation, Pak Chong Nana Hospital was ready to contribute as much as possible, Praveen said, adding that the patient had said she wanted to talk about the issue with her relatives first and would meet him today. However, the story was posted on social media on Wednesday before the scheduled meeting, Praveen said. The woman also claimed the hospital never mentioned compensation, only that it wanted to remove the needle.

 

Meanwhile, Dr Panadda Khemrattanaku, a specialist obstetrician, said the MRI scan showed that the medical needle in the front part of the woman’s uterus was about 2.5-centimetres long.

 

“The needle looks to be in a position where doctors cut open the uterus to deliver a baby. It is in the muscle layer and has not affected inner organs. It is a medical device so it will not rust.”

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30316973

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-06-02

[canuckamuck]

Why so much fussing about, take the thing out, and then make your case for compensation. I think she is enjoying the attention.

[colinneil]

Well she has got her 15 minutes of fame.

Needle has been there  for 12 years, so why all the fuss now?

Even doctors can make a mistake, nobodys perfect.

[quadperfect]

She wants as much money as she can get. Its greed.

But hey she should be carefull cause karma you know.

Doctors are just like humans.

[Minnehaha]

There is no malpractice in Thailand. 

So she is likely maneuvering for a civil suit and hospital is doing best to keep shtum. 

 

[YetAnother]

sue them; bet she wins and wins Big

[Deli]

2 hours ago, colinneil said:

Well she has got her 15 minutes of fame.

Needle has been there  for 12 years, so why all the fuss now?

Even doctors can make a mistake, nobodys perfect.

You cannot be serious with your last sentence, can you ? Imagine this or something worse would happen to you, would you say the same about doctors ?

[AhFarangJa]

[mikebell]

I thought Thai ladies were used to having a little prick in them?

A bad taste joke so don't get offended.

[impulse]

34 minutes ago, YetAnother said:

sue them; bet she wins and wins Big

 

Here in Thailand?

 

Maybe $1,000-1,500 on top of the actual work to remove it. 

 

If she's lucky.

[colinneil]

28 minutes ago, Deli said:

You cannot be serious with your last sentence, can you ? Imagine this or something worse would happen to you, would you say the same about doctors ?

Yes i am 100% percent serious.

I do not imagine something worse happening to me, as 99% of TV members know, it already has happened to me.

Being made paraplegic due to a crazy Thai driver is a damn sight worse, than just having a needle left in you.

A doctor told me over 3 years ago in 8 to 12 months you will; be walking again...... Yes he made a bloody big mistake.

[nahkit]

6 hours ago, colinneil said:

Well she has got her 15 minutes of fame.

Needle has been there  for 12 years, so why all the fuss now?

Even doctors can make a mistake, nobodys perfect.

"Needle has been there  for 12 years, so why all the fuss now?"

 

"The case was posted on a Facebook page called “Mam Poe Dam” on Wednesday by the unidentified woman, who recently suffered severe stomach pains. She went to see doctors at a provincial hospital and had an MRI scan that discovered the needle in her uterus. "

 

There, I've put it in bold, does that help you to understand why?

 

 

[ross163103]

A Thai taking responsibility for their actions--and admitting fault........have all the planets lined up?!  

[colinneil]

10 minutes ago, nahkit said:

"Needle has been there  for 12 years, so why all the fuss now?"

 

"The case was posted on a Facebook page called “Mam Poe Dam” on Wednesday by the unidentified woman, who recently suffered severe stomach pains. She went to see doctors at a provincial hospital and had an MRI scan that discovered the needle in her uterus. "

 

There, I've put it in bold, does that help you to understand why?

 

 

A lot of fuss over a little needle, now you understand?

[hotchilli]

9 hours ago, canuckamuck said:

Why so much fussing about, take the thing out, and then make your case for compensation. I think she is enjoying the attention.

More social media fuss more compensation.. not saying she's wrong.

Thailand you have to push hard for every baht !

[nahkit]

8 hours ago, colinneil said:

A lot of fuss over a little needle, now you understand?

Because it didn't hurt before and now she is suffering severe stomache pains.

 

The fuss isn't over the size of the needle, it's over the pain she is now suffering.

 

Seems like you don't want to understand.

[colinneil]

27 minutes ago, nahkit said:

Because it didn't hurt before and now she is suffering severe stomache pains.

 

The fuss isn't over the size of the needle, it's over the pain she is now suffering.

 

Seems like you don't want to understand.

Understand, what are you talking about?

Pain is something i understand and you dont.

I hope you never have to suffer the pain i have been through.

Shattered spine, now held together with 4 titanium rods and 40 titanium screws.

Broken hip/femur/pelvis/ 4 broken ribs/ punctured lung.

You spout on about a little needle, what a pathetic joke.

[Bluespunk]

15 hours ago, quadperfect said:

She wants as much money as she can get. Its greed.

But hey she should be carefull cause karma you know.

Doctors are just like humans.

Can't say I blame her.

 

I'd want compensation if a needle was left in my body after an operation.

 

Lots of it. 

[nahkit]

13 hours ago, colinneil said:

Understand, what are you talking about?

Pain is something i understand and you dont.

I hope you never have to suffer the pain i have been through.

Shattered spine, now held together with 4 titanium rods and 40 titanium screws.

Broken hip/femur/pelvis/ 4 broken ribs/ punctured lung.

You spout on about a little needle, what a pathetic joke.

I don't spout on about a little needle at all - you asked why the woman was complaining now 12 years after it happened and I gave you the reason.

 

So nobody understands pain only you?

[colinneil]

6 minutes ago, nahkit said:

I don't spout on about a little needle at all - you asked why the woman was complaining now 12 years after it happened and I gave you the reason.

 

So nobody understands pain only you?

 

6 minutes ago, nahkit said:

I don't spout on about a little needle at all - you asked why the woman was complaining now 12 years after it happened and I gave you the reason.

 

So nobody understands pain only you?

You are living in a fantasy world.

[nahkit]

Just now, colinneil said:

 

You are living in a fantasy world.

As long as I'm not living anywhere near you.