Rewari, Haryana: A negligence case has been registered against a doctor for operating on the wrong kidney at a private hospital. As per the reports the doctors operated the woman’s left kidney after diagnosing a kidney stone in her right kidney in Haryana’s Rewari. Ajay Kumar Rathi, from Rathawas village in Gurugram, said in the complaint to the police that his wife Guddi Bai had stomach pain, after which she was admitted to a private hospital on Bawal Road in the city. Following the doctor’s advice, an ultrasound was done. She was then moved to another private hospital, where doctors diagnosed a kidney stone on the right side. The doctor recommended surgery, which was done the next day. She was discharged two days later. Four days after returning home, they saw in the discharge summary that the surgery was performed on the left side. The next day, Ajay went back to the hospital and asked the doctor why the surgery was done on the left side when the stone was on the right. At first, the doctor said the report might have been wrong, but later admitted that there was a mistake. The police have now registered a case.
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Guddi’s family has also accused the hospital staff of neglecting to give proper medication after the surgery. Guddi was discharged two days after the operation and told to come back for a check-up in 5-6 days. When Ajay looked at the discharge report at home, he discovered that the surgery was done on Guddi’s left kidney instead of the right one. He informed the hospital staff, who initially said there might be a mistake in the report. Ajay then took Guddi back to the hospital, where the doctor did another ultrasound, X-ray, and CT scan but did not give the report. On February 23, Ajay Kumar met with the doctor who insisted there was no mistake and that the surgery was done correctly. Ajay asked why they operated on the left kidney when the problem was with the right one. To cover up the mistake, the doctor offered a free surgery on the right kidney, but Ajay refused. Ajay said that the doctor’s negligence put his wife’s life at risk and caused significant mental distress to their family. This incident happened five months ago, but based on the family’s statement, a complaint was filed against the doctor and hospital at the City Police Station.
