JIZAN: A Saudi woman in her 60s was admitted to the intensive care unit in King Fahd Hospital here after her condition deteriorated following eye surgery several weeks ago because she had gangrene on her face, but her eye was removed in the surgery, according to her son. The Directorate of Health Affairs in Jizan Region has promised to answer questions by Okaz/Saudi Gazette about the incident after investigating the matter, said its Director of Public Relations, Jibreel Al-Qabbi. The woman's son, Muhammad Al-Abdali, told Okaz/Saudi Gazette that his mother was admitted to the hospital for surgery on her face after doctors' reports said there was an unspecified type of tumor in her head. After she came out of the operation theater, her face turned blue and her eyes swelled, and she was admitted to the intensive care unit, he said. “My mother lost sight in her left eye and she had no appetite,” Abdali said. “The doctors then started removing parts of her face. The doctors informed me that she was suffering from gangrene and it was necessary to remove the eye and half of the face, and start scraping the dead cells from her face.” Al-Abdali is blaming the hospital's doctors and administration for what he said was a medical error that caused his mother to lose large parts of her face and caused her health to deteriorate. “Before the surgery, she went to the doctor walking on her own and she did not have any problems in her eyes,” Al-Abdali said. Al-Abdali, who believes the lack of care reflects negligence by the Directorate of Health Affairs, is demanding a thorough investigation into the matter, though he knows it won't help his mother, whose health is deteriorating. “My mother's condition is worsening with the passing of every hour and doctors are cutting away parts of her body,” Al
