Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 18:
Contrary to the general notion of doctors being arrogant and negligent towards their patients, the Superintendent and the doctors of the JN Hospital have decided to shoulder the responsibility of helping a HIV positive woman in delivering her child safely by performing a major operation when the entire family members of the woman patient deserted her and left to her own fate.
This encouraging and heartwarming incident took place on September 15.Gynaecologist Dr Nabakanta, Dr Sangeeta and Dr Sanaton performed the caesarian operation taking almost 3 hours on the 34-year old woman who was admitted to the maternity ward of JN Hospital.
Talking to some mediapersons in this connection at his office chamber today, Superintendent of JN Hospital Dr W Motilal informed that the said incident was just one of the instances in which the doctors and the staff of JN Hospital shouldered additional responsibility and tried their level best in saving the lives of patients who have been neglected by their own family members after admitting to the hospital.
Dr Nabakanta, who was also present at the occasion, recounted that though the woman, Bino (not her real name) was admitted to the hospital on September 14, and she had been coming to the hospital for treatment regularly.
On the morning of September 15, caesarian was performed on her to delivery her child safely.
After the operation, the lower portion of her womb started bleeding leading to a complicated case.
Two units of blood were immediately procured from the blood bank of the hospital for blood transfusion to save her life.
The doctors of the hospital had also contributed money for buying the required medicines worth Rs 3000 in order to save the life of the patient.
None of the family members were present while the operation was being performed.
Only after the success of the operation, her husband arrived at the hospital.
While informing that the doctors go through a mental process of fear and apprehension while performing complicated operation and remain uneasy if the patient cannot be saved, Dr Nabakanta regretted the public notion of targeting the doctors without finding out the truth whenever a patient dies during operation.
Bino, who is still convalescing in the maternity ward of the hospital, expressed her gratitude to the doctors for saving her life as well as that of her child and said she would always remain indebted to the doctors of the JN Hospital.
'May the grace of God be with them always', she said.
It may be noted here that in accordance to the report of the World Health Organisation (WHO), out of every 100 children born, 15 mothers faced complication during child birth and 10 of them suffered haemorrhage.
In the context of Manipur, it is said out of every 1000 children born, atleast four mothers die due to complication during child birth.
At the time of performing the operation, services of Gynaecologist, anaesthetist and blood transfusion are essential.
However, the blood transfusion facility is available only in JN Hospital, RIMS and CCpur Hospital.