Doctors leave scissors inside patient at Gujranwala hospital

LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid has taken serious notice of negligence on the part of Gujranwala Services Hospital’s doctors who left a pair of scissors inside a patient during a surgery.

The medical staff at the medical facility left a pair of surgical scissors inside a patient after performing a procedure, according to a report of the state-owned Radio Pakistan.

The health minister has constituted a committee with Professor King Edward Medical University Arshad Chohan as its head to probe the matter.

The committee will submit its report to Dr Yasmin Rashid after investigating the matter thoroughly.