- The infection spread just 24 hours after the surgery. Patients had to be shifted to larger institutions in Lucknow, Delhi and Varanasi.
- The infection was so severe that doctors were left with no option but to remove the eyes of the patients to save their lives.
- This incident has raised a big question mark on the equipment used for surgery and the cleanliness (Sterilization) in the operation theatre.
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30 patients were operated on in an eye camp organized at New Rajesh Hi-Tech Hospital on February 1. Within 24 hours of surgery, many patients complain of severe pain and discharge from the operated eye.
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Discomfort increased within a few hours after surgery. According to patients’ relatives, many patients started complaining of severe pain, swelling and pus in the eyes within four to six hours after the surgery. Some also suffered from vomiting and diarrhoea. Many patients had to be referred to larger medical institutions as their condition worsened. Five patients were referred to Lucknow, five to Delhi and one to Varanasi.
Trouble started after going home after being discharged
District Magistrate Deepak Meena said the health department’s tests confirmed the bacterial infection. Many surgeries were done under the Ayushman Bharat scheme. Patients allege that they were discharged within hours of surgery and complications developed the very next day. Some of the worst affected patients are being treated at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi and hospitals in Varanasi and Lucknow. Doctors had to remove the infected eye of 9 people to prevent the infection from spreading further.
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Patient 1: Foreigner (Kaulahan, Gorakhpur)
Treatment begins at AIIMS in Delhi; lost sight
Pardeshi, a resident of Kaulahan village in Belghat area of Gorakhpur, has been admitted to AIIMS Hospital in Delhi for treatment. On them before At New Rajesh Hospital Surgery was done. During the examination on February 17, the doctor gave very shocking information. According to doctors, the foreigner has completely lost his sight. Now whether to surgically remove his affected eye or not, a decision will be taken based on the medical reports.
Patient 2: Sehwan Ali (Gola)
The eye had to be removed due to increased infection; Lost vision of the future
Sehwan Ali, a resident of Gola, has also faced a dire situation. While undergoing treatment at AIIMS in Delhi, one of his eyes had to be surgically removed. According to family members, the second day after the first surgery, he started bleeding profusely from his eyes. As his condition worsened, he was rushed to AIIMS, where it was decided to remove his eye to prevent infection. Now they have been called again on February 23 for further examination.
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