Medical Blunder: Delhi Doctor Operates on Leg of a Head Injury Patient

After the operation, Vijendra’s son, Ankit Tyagi spotted the blunder and informed the hospital authorities. “The surgeon drilled a small hole into my father’s right leg to put a pin. It was done under anesthesia so he didn’t even realize the mistake or raise an alarm,” he alleged while speaking to TOI.

A senior doctor at the centre explained the procedure and said that insertion of pin into fractured leg is a minor procedure that is conducted under local anaesthesia.

The patient's son has claimed that his father still suffers from a headache and pain in the chest where there was injury, but due to the needless procedure, he is also now unable to walk.

Confirming the hospital’s action on the matter, Dr Bahl, the Medical Superintendent of Sushrut Trauma Centre told TOI that a committee which was constituted to look into the matter found merit in the allegations and a disciplinary action has been initiated against the doctor who is a senior resident at the hospital.

“The doctor has been barred from conducting surgeries without supervision with immediate effect,” informed Dr Bahl. He added that such negligence will not be tolerated any further.

The family has, however, decided not to pursue or seek legal recourse against the doctor.