Anaesthetist among 3 held for patient's death at Navsari Hospital

According to police, while in the ICU, the attending anaesthetist instructed the nurse to give Rathod a 0.4 ml dose of an injection called TERmin. Shortly after, Rathod’s blood pressure and oxygen levels dropped sharply, which led to his death.

Following an internal inquiry by a panel from Navsari Civil Hospital, the trio were found responsible for negligence in Rathod’s treatment.

Based on the committee’s findings, the trio was booked on May 10 under charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder and the presence of an abettor when the crime was committed (section 54) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita.

Deputy Superintendent of Police B.V. Gohil confirmed their arrest and said further investigation is ongoing.

Medical Dialogues recently reported that a woman who had been battling for her life for the past four months after she was allegedly administered expired saline at Medinipur Medical College and Hospital (MMCH) in Paschim Medinipur district, died on Monday. She was allegedly administered the “expired” intravenous fluid at the hospital in January when she was in an advanced stage of pregnancy. Ringer’s Lactate is an intravenous fluid that doctors use to treat dehydration and restore fluid balance in the body.

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