Patient Left Disabled, 3 doctors booked for negligence

As per a latest media report by HT, the patient had undergone an ACL surgery on July 31, 2022, at the hospital after suffering an accident. The surgery was performed by a doctor who was called in from Nashik, along with two other doctors.  

The inquiry report revealed that a malfunction of medical equipment during the procedure caused a delay, during which hospital staff did not maintain proper hygiene and infection control protocols. Due to this, the patient developed post-operation complications after the incision site became infected, causing severe pain, swelling and pus formation.   

As her health worsened, the family sought help from a knee clinic in Mulund, where doctors identified a severe infection requiring urgent surgical intervention. Over the next few months, she underwent two more surgeries—on September 14 and November 18, 2022—but by then, her condition did not show signs of improvement.

The infection was so severe and dangerous that she was also placed under expensive antibiotic treatments, which cost nearly Rs 20,000 per day, but to no avail and her knee was permanently damaged. She was given a disability certificate by Thane Civil Hospital after it was confirmed that her permanent impairment was caused due to medical negligence.  

An investigation into the case is underway, and appropriate action will be taken as per the law, said a senior police officer.    

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