Patient dies during Thumb Arthritis Surgery, ESI doctor booked for alleged negligence
Panaji: The Goa police have registered a case of alleged medical negligence against the head of the central government-run ESI Hospital in Margao, following the death of a patient during surgery for left-hand thumb arthritis, an official said on Wednesday.
The doctor has been booked for causing the death of a woman during a minor procedure for left-hand thumb arthritis.
According to a PTI report, the spokesman of Goa police said the complainant got an order from the Judicial Magistrate First Class Court, Margao, to register an offence against the accused.
In his complaint, Suraj Sawant of Ponda City, South Goa, alleged that his mother died in February last year after the doctor acted negligently.
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The doctor is accused of causing the death of Sawant’s mother while she underwent a minor procedure for left-hand thumb arthritis, the official said.
Before the police took action, the matter was also put up before the medical board at Goa Medical College and Hospital, Bambolim, he added.
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