A surgical tool the size of a dinner plate was found inside a woman’s abdomen 18 months after her baby was delivered by cesarean section, according to a report by New Zealand’s Health and Disability Commissioner.
An Alexis retractor, or AWR, which can measure 17 centimeters in diameter, was left inside the mother’s body following the birth of her baby at Auckland City Hospital in 2020. The AWR is a retractable cylindrical device with a translucent film used to draw back the edges of a wound during surgery. The woman suffered months of chronic pain and went for several checkups to find out what was wrong, including X-rays that showed no sign of the device.
” The report explained that the woman had a scheduled C-section because of concerns about placenta previa, a problem during pregnancy when the placenta completely or partially covers the opening of the uterus. During the operation in 2020, a count of all surgical instruments used in the procedure did not include the AWR, the commission report found.
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