Doctors Spat Inside Operation Theater, Video Goes Viral

Jodhpur (Rajasthan): An argument between two doctors inside the operation theatre at a hospital here cost a woman her baby. The incident took place at the Umaid Women and Children Hospital on Tuesday when gynaecologist Ashok Nainwal and anaesthetist ML Tak entered into a verbal spat over checking the heartbeat of the child, said Amilal Bhat, principal of the SN Medical College, which runs the hospital.

The two doctors have been suspended and the government said action will be taken in the issue.

One of the doctors later walked out of the operation theatre. The child succumbed due to falling pulse rate. The incident vent viral after somebody present in the delivery room made a video of the development.

"An inquiry committee has also been constituted to probe the matter," he said. The woman, identified as Anita, was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday morning. She was taken to the labour room, where a doctor checked her and recommended an immediate cesarean delivery