Parents allege Medical negligence in daughter’s death, Complaint filed

Parents allege Medical negligence in daughter’s death, Complaint filed

Udupi: The parents of a 27-year-old woman, who died during the time of surgery in the month of June 2017, have filed a complaint with the Udupi Town Police station alleging negligence of the doctors at a reputed hospital in Udupi.

Addressing the mediapersons at a press meet held at the press club on Saturday October 28, Dr AP Bhat uncle of the deceased woman said that his brother Vasudeva Bhat’s daughter Vineetha Bhat was admitted at a hospital in Udupi for a knee surgery in the month of June, when she went into a coma after the surgery, on the same day, she was referred to the Manipal Hospital.

Vineetha Bhat a postgraduate, working in Grant Thorntol Company Bengaluru was suffering from ankle joint pain. She was being treated at Bengaluru and the doctor had advised her to undergo surgery soon. To have the opinion of the local doctors the family members approached Dr Bhaskarananda Kumar a bone specialist in Udupi. He too advised urgent surgery for the ankle joint pain.

As per the doctors advise Vineetha’s parents admitted her to the hospital on June 8, 2017, and the doctors decided to operate her on the next day. On June 9, the doctors administered anesthesia to Vineetha, when rashes developed on her body, family members informed the Anesthesia specialist. After the surgery, the doctors shifted her to the ICU, and at around 4 pm shifted her to the ward. Vineetha’s mother fed her one glass of milk on the doctor’s directions. Around 7:00 pm Vineethawent into a coma.

The doctors referred her to the Manipal Hospital and immediately shifted her there. On 11 June the doctors declared that Veenitha was dead, but did not mention the cause of the death.

The family members decided to donate her organs to the hospital but Dr Bhaskarananda Kumar told the family to not donate the organs. Later the body was sent for post-mortem and then family members cremated Vineetha as per Hindu rituals.

“We are waiting for post-mortem report of Veenitha’s death. The exact cause of death will be known only after we receive the post-mortem report. In this case, the duty doctors and the nurse negligence are clearly exposed. We clearly know that we are not getting justice in this case but the same should not happen to other parents”, Dr AP Bhat added.

Vasudeva Bhat father of Vineetha lodged a complaint against five doctors, Dr Umesh Prabhu, Dr Bhaskaranada Kumar, Dr R Bandary, Dr Sudharshan Bhandary and Dr Keshav Nayak with the Udupi town Police station. The police have registered a case of medical negligence.

Vasudeva Bhat and Malini Bhat parents of Vineetha and Deviprasad Bhat were present in the press meet.