Wrong blood transfused at Rajkot Hospital, Resident doctor suspended

Rajkot: Taking note of the allegations of a wrong blood transfusion on a 62-year-old elderly patient at Rajkot Civil Hospital, the Superintendent of the hospital suspended a resident doctor of the Orthopedic Department for 7 days with a salary deduction.

The doctor's suspension was a consequence of allegedly administering 'B' positive blood, intended for a different patient, to an elderly patient in urgent need of 'O' positive blood during a fractured hip surgery. Consequently, the victim patient had to be immediately put on a ventilator.

However, the measure was put into effect after the committee, which was formed by the Civil Superintendent Dr RS Trivedi to investigate this matter, conducted an investigation that revealed the doctor's negligence during the blood transfusion procedure.

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Additionally, a report will be forwarded to the Gandhinagar head office for further disciplinary action against the doctor.

According to an FPJ news report, the incident took place on January 19 when the patient was admitted to the trauma centre of the hospital with a fractured hip after suffering injuries in a motorbike accident. He was taken in for an operation to fix the fractured hip.

During the procedure, the patient experienced significant blood loss and needed an urgent transfusion of 'O' group blood. However, the attending doctor mistakenly gave B positive blood, which was meant for another patient.

After receiving the wrong blood during the transfusion, the patient experienced significant health deterioration. Since transfusion with the wrong blood type can cause a severe reaction that may be life-threatening, the patient began showing such symptoms and was immediately placed on a ventilator.

In response to this, the family members of the patient accused the doctor of alleged medical negligence. Following this, an investigation by the committee concluded that the doctor was accountable for the wrong blood transfusion.

Currently, the resident doctor is under suspension and further action will be taken with an in-depth probe into the matter.

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