Gurgaon: A city-based doctor couple have levelled allegations of negligence against Medanta.
Dr RK Jain, an eye fixed surgeon, has filed a complaint at the CM Window, accusing the health center of "wrong diagnosis and medication" in the remedy of his 55-year-old spouse Reena Jain, a gynaecologist. Jain, a resident of Sector 14, claimed that his spouse used to be admitted to the emergency ward of Medanta health center on November 8 remaining yr after she complained of fever and severe chest and frame pain.
After a couple of checks, medical doctors at Medanta on November 11 stated she used to be suffering from pneumonitis and pyelonephritis, and administered medicines for the same, in line with Jain. However, Jain, who runs a few hospitals in the city, claimed her situation deteriorated after that. Jain stated he then consulted a physician from Delhi's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on November 13, who beneficial an MRI take a look at.
Jain claimed on his insistence, medical doctors at Medanta carried out the take a look at on November 14 that showed epidural abscess in the backbone (an accumulation of pus). The same day, a backbone surgical treatment used to be performed at the affected person. She remained in the health center for another seven days. On November 23, she used to be shifted to another private health center. She used to be discharged on December 6.
In his complaint filed on December 27, Jain alleged medical doctors at Medanta did not diagnose this number one disease (epidural abscess) even after accomplishing a number of checks. "Due to the medical negligence, my wife suffered extensive damage in her lungs, for which she had to be put on ventilator for a long period," he alleged. "My wife suffered infection due to the delay in the actual treatment and had to be given antifungal medication, which cost me Rs 2.5 lakh extra. Besides, she suffered due to the toxic effects of the wrong medications she was given initially."
"The complaint has been received and an inquiry will be conducted in the matter," stated Dr Pradeep Sharma, essential medical officer, Gurgaon.
A Medanta spokesperson stated, "She was initially treated at her own clinic (hospital) and was brought to Medanta when her condition deteriorated badly. She was found to have untreated diabetes, bilateral lung pneumonia, liver and kidney dysfunction and infection with bacteria. She was also found to have pus near her spinal cord. She was operated for the drainage of pus and discharged on November 23. The doctors discussed her medical condition with her family on a regular basis. It was only when the family discovered that her health expenditure are not going to be covered by her insurance firm that they decided to move her to another hospital. We deny all allegations."
Dr RK Jain, an eye fixed surgeon, has filed a complaint at the CM Window, accusing the health center of "wrong diagnosis and medication" in the remedy of his 55-year-old spouse Reena Jain, a gynaecologist. Jain, a resident of Sector 14, claimed that his spouse used to be admitted to the emergency ward of Medanta health center on November 8 remaining yr after she complained of fever and severe chest and frame pain.
After a couple of checks, medical doctors at Medanta on November 11 stated she used to be suffering from pneumonitis and pyelonephritis, and administered medicines for the same, in line with Jain. However, Jain, who runs a few hospitals in the city, claimed her situation deteriorated after that. Jain stated he then consulted a physician from Delhi's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on November 13, who beneficial an MRI take a look at.
Jain claimed on his insistence, medical doctors at Medanta carried out the take a look at on November 14 that showed epidural abscess in the backbone (an accumulation of pus). The same day, a backbone surgical treatment used to be performed at the affected person. She remained in the health center for another seven days. On November 23, she used to be shifted to another private health center. She used to be discharged on December 6.
In his complaint filed on December 27, Jain alleged medical doctors at Medanta did not diagnose this number one disease (epidural abscess) even after accomplishing a number of checks. "Due to the medical negligence, my wife suffered extensive damage in her lungs, for which she had to be put on ventilator for a long period," he alleged. "My wife suffered infection due to the delay in the actual treatment and had to be given antifungal medication, which cost me Rs 2.5 lakh extra. Besides, she suffered due to the toxic effects of the wrong medications she was given initially."
"The complaint has been received and an inquiry will be conducted in the matter," stated Dr Pradeep Sharma, essential medical officer, Gurgaon.
A Medanta spokesperson stated, "She was initially treated at her own clinic (hospital) and was brought to Medanta when her condition deteriorated badly. She was found to have untreated diabetes, bilateral lung pneumonia, liver and kidney dysfunction and infection with bacteria. She was also found to have pus near her spinal cord. She was operated for the drainage of pus and discharged on November 23. The doctors discussed her medical condition with her family on a regular basis. It was only when the family discovered that her health expenditure are not going to be covered by her insurance firm that they decided to move her to another hospital. We deny all allegations."
Doctors accuse city hospital of wrong diagnosis
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