DMC seeks report on doctor performing wrong procedure on patient

The Delhi Medical Council has taken cognisance of the case of a doctor at a Delhi government-run hospital wrongly performing a procedure on the leg of a patient who was admitted with a head injury, and sought a detailed report.

"We have issued a notice to the hospital and have sought a detailed report from the doctor in connection with the case," Girish Tyagi, the registrar of the Delhi Medical Council (DMC) said.

A senior resident at Sushruta Trauma Centre, a dedicated facility for providing critical trauma services, wrongly performed a procedure on the leg of a patient who was admitted there with a head injury.

The doctor has been barred from conducting surgeries without supervision after a hospital panel found him at fault.

The negligence happened as the doctor mistook the patient with head injury for another patient admitted there with a fractured leg.

The doctor made a hole on the patient's right leg to put a pin inside. The patient was admitted to the hospital with injuries on his head and face following an accident.

After the negligence was brought to the attention of the authorities, a corrective procedure was done on the patient.