Doctors at India’s top hospital call for new inquiry into woman’s death after resident is sacked

Doctors from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi have called for a fresh inquiry into the death of a patient during a Caesarean section, after a senior anaesthesiologist was sacked for alleged "wilful absence" from duty. Faculty members and resident doctors at...

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Published in:BMJ (Online) 2017-03, Vol.356, p.j1502-j1502
Main Author: Dutta, Sumi S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anesthesia
Anesthesiology
Cesarean Section - legislation & jurisprudence
Death, Sudden - etiology
Female
Hospitals
Humans
India
Internship and Residency
Male
Malpractice
Obstetrics - legislation & jurisprudence
Pregnancy
Respiration
Theater
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Summary:Doctors from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi have called for a fresh inquiry into the death of a patient during a Caesarean section, after a senior anaesthesiologist was sacked for alleged "wilful absence" from duty. Faculty members and resident doctors at AIIMS, India's top teaching and referral hospital, are angry at what they view as an attempt by the hospital to gloss over deficiencies in operating theatres and inadequate supervision by placing blame on resident doctors.
ISSN:0959-8138
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.j1502