'Deaths in ICU not due to obstruction in supply of oxygen'

Noting the reports of three patients who died within 24 hours in ICU of Indira Gandhi Medical college here, Additional Chief secretary (Health), Vineet Chowdhary today said that, preliminary fact finding enquiry revealed that these deaths did not occur due to snag in the oxygen supply.
Chowdhary, who himself visited the hospital and sought detailed information from the doctors and the staff, said that the deaths of the patients have no connection with snag in the supply of the oxygen.
However, to ensure that such incidents are not repeated, he ordered an enquiry into disruption of oxygen supply and appointed Dr K P Chowdhary, Vice Principal of the college as enquiry officer.

Death of three patients in 24 hours including an infant and 16-year girl Reena from Kullu had caused furore in the hospital with relatives of the patients blaming it on negligence on the part of the hospitals staff.
However, ACS said that,"Itis confirmed that there was disruption of the supply of the oxygen and I have asked vice-principal to hold an inquiry so that such a thing did not happen later."
Deputy medical superintendent IGMC, Rahul Rao also said that all the three deaths occurred yesterday were natural deaths and had nothing do with failure of oxygen supply and added that two deaths occurred before the failure of oxygen supply.