Wrong Procedure: AIIMS doctor performs dialysis on Abdominal pain patient, faces coverup allegations

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NEW DELHI: In a shocking incident of medical negligence, a senior doctor at AIIMS allegedly performed a procedure required for dialysis treatment on a 30-year-old woman who had complained of abdominal pain, and tampered with documents to cover up his fault.
A committee has been formed under the chairmanship of Dean Dr Y K Gupta on the directions of the AIIMS Director to probe the incident involving the doctor, an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery at the premier medical institute, a source said.
Inquiries ordered by the head of the related unit in the department and the medical superintendent have already indicted the doctor, the source said.
Rekha Devi, a resident of Saharsa in Bihar, had come to AIIMS for treatment of a complication caused by an abdominal surgery she had undergone at a hospital in her hometown.
At AIIMS, she was taken to the minor operation theatre for an abdominal examination under local anesthesia on February 7.
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