Truth left behind—Hospital pulled up for concealing surgical error
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February - 2026, Posted On: 01 February 2026
A patient who underwent spinal surgery later discovered that a fragment of a metallic screw had been left lodged in his body. What deepened the problem wasn’t the fragment itself, but the silence that followed it.
After experiencing post-surgical complications, the patient learned — through radiological scans and Right to Information (RTI) applications — that a small piece of surgical metal had been left behind during the operation. The discharge summary issued by the hospital made no mention of this fact. Nor were the operative notes made available until much later.