INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Kathmandu, September 29
Nepal Medical Council has sought clarification from Grande International Hospital and the doctors involved in the
treatment of Sanjeev Neupane and Ekta Ghimire child.
The council sought clarification after reports submitted by a committee of experts
headed by Professor Ganesh Rai pointed out that three major mistakes were made by the hospital in the treatment of the baby.
Overdose of
paracetamol was administered to the baby and there was a misunderstanding between the radiologist and neurosurgeons on the size of
hydrocephalus — a condition in which excess cerebrospinal fluid builds up within the ventricles (fluid-containing cavities) of the brain,
according to the committee
The committee also pointed out that CT scan or MRI of the patient had been delayed against the suggestion of the radiologist.
The baby was
born at the hospital on 26 June 2018
It was kept in the neonatal intensive care unit half-an-hour after his birth
Later, the baby was infected with klebsiella bacteria and had to undergo five surgeries.
The council said no humanitarian concern had been
shown even when the health condition of the baby was critical.&We have asked for clarification from the hospital and the doctors involved in
the treatment of the baby, after the report revealed glaring mistakes in the treatment procedure,& said Dhundi Raj Paudel, a NMC member.
The
council said the mistakes of the hospital were against the code of conduct of the council.
Therefore, the neurosurgeons and paediatricians
involved in the treatment of the baby should be recommended for punishment, it stated.
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