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Re: Gauze Left Internally After Perineal RepairFrom: Ari (anonymous@obgyn.net)Mon, 23 Mar 1998 16:30:29 -0700
At 02:17 PM 3/23/98 -0600, you wrote: >My wife recently delivered a rather large baby resulting in a 3rd degree >tear. Before repairing the tear, the physician used gauze to clean up >some of the bleeding. But, he neglected to remove the gauze. So, my >wife had gauze left within her for over 2 weeks. The discomfort was >tremendous. When we noticed the gauze beginning to protrude from the >vagina, we went to the physician's office and they immediately removed >it. While we understand my wife was in considerable danger as long as >the gauze remained within her, I wonder now what the residual risks are >and if we ought to take any further action??? While it's preferable not to have gauze left inside, I would not agree that your wife was in considerable danger until it was removed. As long as your wife shows no signs of infection (elevated temperature, uterine tenderness, foul odor) then I do not think you need to worry about residual risks. No further action is needed. Ingrid Gold, CNM
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