Doctor forgets to put screw into fractured plate
31 July 2014 5:48 AM IST
In yet another case of medical negligence, doctors at Rockland Hospital, Dwarka, has come under scanner for not placing screw on the fractured part of a patient and leaving it unattended.
According to the complaint filed by 70-year-old Ram Prasad Ojha, the doctor ‘forgot’ to include a screw in the plate that was to be inserted on his fractured leg. The surgery was conducted by Dr Satya Narain. ‘We got X-ray images and found that the screw wasn’t there. The bones which are supported using the plate will not join properly and will lead to problem in future. When I conveyed this to doctor, he promised to re-operate. But later, he did not perform the operation and gave excuse of his cardiac problem,’ said Sanjay Kumar Ojha, patient’s son.
According to the complaint filed by 70-year-old Ram Prasad Ojha, the doctor ‘forgot’ to include a screw in the plate that was to be inserted on his fractured leg. The surgery was conducted by Dr Satya Narain. ‘We got X-ray images and found that the screw wasn’t there. The bones which are supported using the plate will not join properly and will lead to problem in future. When I conveyed this to doctor, he promised to re-operate. But later, he did not perform the operation and gave excuse of his cardiac problem,’ said Sanjay Kumar Ojha, patient’s son.
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