Thai woman left bleeding after doctor leaves gauze inside her

A Thai woman visited the Legacy Suranaree University of Technology Hospital in Nakhon Ratchasima for cancer screening. During a medical procedure, two pieces of gauze were inadvertently left inside her vagina. Initially, the doctor removed one piece and placed a gauze inside her vagina to stop bleeding. The woman, 35 years old, was required to remain at the hospital for monitoring.

On August 22, when she was due to be discharged, she returned home and later learned from a hospital call that the second piece of gauze remained inside her. She was instructed to return on August 23 for its removal. However, upon her arrival, she was told that the doctor was busy with emergency surgery and would not be available immediately.

She was asked to return the following day, August 24, but no medical professional approached her to explain what would happen next. She decided to have the gauze removed at another hospital, which led to heavy bleeding, causing her to be transferred back to the original hospital for further treatment. The woman has not received an apology from the doctor who left the gauze inside her.

The hospital issued an official statement apologizing to the patient and explaining the incident. They acknowledged the doctor removed only one piece before discharge and that another piece remained inside her. The hospital stated that staff called her name at around 9 am on August 24, but she did not respond. Later, it was discovered that she had gone to another hospital for gauze removal.

The hospital mentioned that the doctor was assigned to another emergency operation at the time. They emphasized that the patient's treatment was provided free of charge and vowed to implement measures to prevent similar incidents in the future.