Delhi: In a strange incident of medical negligence, doctors at Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, Delhi India, operated on the wrong leg of a 24 yrs -old man, Mr.Ravi Rai, instead of the injured leg.
The orthopaedic who operated on Ravi Rai's earlier conducted CT-scan and X-ray, which clearly showed the injury in his right leg.The same doctors conducted the surgery on his left leg.
The doctors reportedly have put two rods pins in Ravi's left leg instead of the fractured right leg.
The orthopaedic who operated on Ravi Rai's earlier conducted CT-scan and X-ray, which clearly showed the injury in his right leg.The same doctors conducted the surgery on his left leg.
The doctors reportedly have put two rods pins in Ravi's left leg instead of the fractured right leg.
Family complaint police regarding this negligence of Fortis Hospital and demanded strict action against the orthopaedic instead of compensation in money.
Family said,"We don't want compensation. We want legal action against them. How can a hospital be so negligent?
Doctors told us that there was a fracture in the ankle of his right leg and that they need to do surgery to insert pins in his ankle for support. After fully Trusting them we agreed for the surgery. But when our son gained consciousness from anaesthesia, we realised that instead of the right leg, his left leg which was perfectly fine was operated"
Patient's family has also lodged a complaint with the police, Medical Council of India and Delhi Medical Association.
Actually patient fell from stairs on Sunday and injured his right leg. He was immediately rushed to Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, Delhi where the orthopaedic performed various screening tests. Instead of that the surgery on the wrong leg , patient has been shifted to another hospital.
What fortis is saying?
"Following Monday's incident, we immediately set up an expert committee to enquire into the matter. Their preliminary view suggests that in the rarest of aberrations, the operating team may have disregarded and sidestepped due processes. We take our obligation to our patients very seriously. As this is a zero tolerance area for us, the services of erring doctor and OR personnel (five) have been dispensed forthwith," Fortis Hospital said in a statement.
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