Hyderabad hospital booked for alleged negligence after dialysis patient dies

Hyderabad: A private hospital in Puppalguda, Hyderabad, has been booked for alleged medical negligence after a patient undergoing dialysis session died due to cardiac arrest during the procedure.  

According to the police complaint, the patient was brought to the Medicover hospital at around 5:00 am on February 26 for a scheduled dialysis session. During the procedure, the patient’s permacath catheter reportedly became loose.  

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The complainant stated that even after complaining about the issue to the medical staff, the problem was not immediately resolved. It was further alleged that a doctor informed the family that no one was available at the facility at that time to fix the catheter.   

As reported by The Siasat Daily, the family claimed that the patient was subsequently advised to shift to another facility belonging to the same hospital group located in the Financial District, Puppalguda. Later, the patient reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest.  

Following the complaint lodged on February 26, the police booked the hospital on February 27. A case has been registered, and an investigation is currently underway to determine whether there was any lapse in clinical management, emergency response, or adherence to established dialysis safety protocols.  

According to The Hindu, in his complaint, Mr Krishna stated that hospital authorities were immediately informed about the issue. However, the required medical staff were not available to fix the catheter.

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Medical dialogues reported a case of medical negligence in which a 45-year-old man from Chiloi village under Nawadih panchayat in Kunda block of Jharkhand’s Chatra district died allegedly after being administered injections and medicines by an unqualified medical practitioner.  

According to the news reports, the fake doctor was allegedly running a private facility named Anshu Clinic from a rented house, despite lacking recognised medical qualifications.  

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