A 47-year-old woman named Fatima died under mysterious circumstances during a heart procedure at a medical college in Kerala, sparking widespread outrage and serious allegations of medical negligence against the hospital administration. The grieving family has demanded a thorough probe into the sequence of events that led to the tragic outcome on the operating table.
Key-Hole Procedure Allegedly Replaced with Bypass Without Consent
According to the family, Fatima was admitted to the hospital for cardiac treatment. The attending doctors had initially informed them that she would undergo a 'key-hole' heart surgery, which is generally considered less invasive with a quicker recovery time.
However, the family alleges that the surgical procedure was altered inside the operation theater to a full bypass surgery without obtaining their prior knowledge or informed consent. They claim that when complications arose during the procedure, they were kept in the dark until it was too late to save her.
Police Investigation and Demands for Justice
Following a formal complaint lodged by the family, local police registered a case under relevant sections of the law. Authorities are currently reviewing hospital logs and awaiting the official post-mortem report to determine the exact cause of death.
The incident has also drawn political and public attention, with youth wings staging protests outside the medical college demanding strict accountability. Meanwhile, the hospital authorities have initiated an internal inquiry to look into the allegations. Further legal steps will follow once the forensic and autopsy reports are finalized.
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