Bikaner C-Section Cases Raise Questions on Post-Surgical Care Protocols
Bikaner, June 10 — Relatives of six women who underwent caesarean sections at PBM Hospital say the patients appeared normal after delivery. Then came the drop in urine output. Then kidney complications. Then dialysis.
What began as routine obstetric surgery has turned into a medical crisis that now involves nephrologists, gynaecologists and intensive care specialists. The hospital has launched a probe, but for the families, the sequence of events raises a blunt question: how did stable post-operative patients suddenly deteriorate?
Hospital Superintendent Dr B C Ghiya confirmed that some patients required dialysis and that it is being conducted regularly. Teams from the nephrology, gynaecology and medicine departments are treating the women jointly. Six patients are under continuous monitoring in the intensive care unit.
Professor of Nephrology Jitendra Falodiya stated the patients are under expert care and receiving necessary medical support. The hospital says it is taking all measures to ensure the best possible treatment.
But the relatives see a gap between that assurance and what happened. Lekhram, a relative of one patient, said the women were normal after delivery before complications emerged. The families are demanding a fair inquiry. They want to know what caused the kidney issues and how to stop it from happening again.
The official response has been measured. Principal of Sardar Patel Medical College, Dr Surendra Verma, said the exact cause can only be determined after the probe committee submits its report. He stressed that the priority right now is treatment and recovery.
That is the right priority. But the incident puts pressure on the hospital to explain itself. PBM Hospital is a major government facility in Bikaner, part of the Sardar Patel Medical College system. It handles a high volume of deliveries. A cluster of post-surgical kidney failures in six women is not a routine event.
The complications could stem from any number of causes: an infection, a medication reaction, a problem with anaesthesia, or a failure in post-operative monitoring. Without the probe report, speculation is pointless. But the pattern — multiple patients with similar symptoms after the same procedure in the same ward — points toward a systemic issue rather than random individual misfortune.
That is what the relatives suspect. That is what the inquiry must determine.
If the probe finds a lapse in protocol, the consequences will extend beyond these six women. It will force a review of how caesarean patients are monitored post-surgery across the hospital. It may lead to changes in staffing, equipment or procedures. It will certainly test the administration’s willingness to be transparent.
For now, the medical teams are focused on keeping the women alive and recovering. Dialysis is a serious intervention. Kidney damage can be temporary or permanent. The specialists are watching closely.
The families are watching too. They saw their loved ones go through surgery successfully, only to land in the ICU days later. That is a hard thing to accept without answers.
The probe committee has not yet set a deadline for its report. Dr Verma offered no timeline. That leaves a gap where anxiety and anger can grow. The longer the wait, the more the questions will multiply.
Six women went into PBM Hospital for caesarean sections. They came out with kidney failure. The investigation will determine whether that was a tragic coincidence or a preventable failure. Either way, the hospital owes them — and every future patient — a clear, honest account of what went wrong.
