7-yr-old girl dies in hospital due to dengue shock syndrome

Gurugram: The management of Fortis Hospital, Gurugram on Monday was forced to issue a clarification on the death of a seven-year-old girl in its hospital due to dengue shock syndrome after allegations of corruption leveled against it.

The incident came to light when one of the persons who knew the family used the social media to highlight the disturbing detail undergone by the family during their daughter's treatment.

"One of my batchmates' seven-year-old daughter was in Fortis hospital for 15 days. Billed Rs 18 lakhs including for 2700 gloves. She passed at the end of it. Corrupt," he mentioned through his social media.

He later gave more shocking detail that in a way exposed the state of private health care treatment in the country.

"Charged for whopping 660 syringes. They pumped a seven-year-old with average 40 syringes a day. Parents kept insisting on MRI/CT scan to check if she was alive. She was on ventilator from day 5. Doctors kept refusing and delaying the scan. When they finally did the brain damage was extensive," he mentioned.

Looking at the outrage, people expressed on the issue Union health minister JP Nadda sought details about this issue.

In a Press statement, the management of Fortis Hospital stated, "We emphasize with the aggrieved family in this difficult hour of sorrow. The girl patient was admitted on August 31 with severe dengue that progressed to dengue shock syndrome. She was put on ventilator as her situation deteriorated. On September 14, her family decided to take her away from the hospital against the medical advice. She succumbed on the

same day,"

"Treatment during these 15 days included mechanical ventilation, high frequency ventilation, continuous renal replacement therapy, intravenous antibiotics, inotropes, sedation and analgesia,"

" There is a need to evolve a regulator to protect patients and prevent few private hospitals from exploitation," mentioned Rajeev Chandrashekar.