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Maggots in Wound: Kerala Health Minister Orders Inquiry
2 Jun
Summary
- Relatives alleged maggots in patient's surgical wound at Government Medical College.
- Health Minister K Muraleedharan has ordered a committee inquiry into the incident.
- A four-member committee will submit its report by Wednesday evening.
An inquiry has been ordered into allegations that maggots were discovered in the surgical wound of a patient at Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram. The patient's family reported finding maggots after he was transferred to a ward post-surgery.
Health Minister K Muraleedharan has formed a four-member committee to investigate the matter, comprising hospital leadership and department heads. This committee is tasked with submitting its findings by Wednesday evening.
Further, the minister stated that any hospital staff found to have misbehaved with the patient's family would be provided counseling. The hospital superintendent mentioned that wound myiasis, the condition of maggots in wounds, can occur even in sterile environments due to fly entry and is a clinically documented phenomenon.
