The patient was badly injured in a road accident. She sustained fractures and crush injuries on her left hand, from shoulder to the wrist. After receiving first-aid at a government hospital, she was shortly treated at another hospital, and subsequently transferred to a higher centre.

The orthopaedic surgeon performed wound debridement, radial artery and nerve repair with excision arthroplasty and elbow spanning external fixator. The serious nature of injuries may have scared the patient but thankfully, she recovered in sixteen days and was discharged.

The patient, a young man of twenty-five years, suffered from high-grade fever, headache, nausea, vomiting and giddiness. He was admitted to the hospital where Widal and rapid malaria tests were conducted. A provisional diagnosis of viral / typhoid fever was made – the young man was admitted in the ICU.

Despite medications the fever did not subside. The patient was transferred to another hospital.
 

A pregnant lady was under antenatal care of the gynaecologist. Complications developed during delivery. A boy was delivered suffering from cerebral palsy.

The patient was aghast and furious at the doctor. She sued her and made following allegations:

1. The gynaecologist was informed about lesser foetal movement in the womb few days before the delivery, but she ignored it  
2. Umbilical cord was wrapped around baby’s neck during delivery resulting in convulsions and asphyxia  
3. Baby is ‘normal’ was recorded in the discharge slip, which proves that either the doctors were not proficient or they had ulterior motives to record an incorrect fact
4. CTG tracing was not done after the baby was administered oxytocin
5. While the child has grown, he behaves like a toddler. He is completely dependent and cannot be left unattended

The patient sustained injuries on his right hand and leg in a road accident. He was taken to the hospital where the orthopaedic surgeon performed posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) surgery with posterolateral complex repair, along with open reduction and internal fixation with K-wires percutaneously.

The surgery was uneventful, but post-surgery period was exactly the opposite.

The patient’s left leg sustained severe injuries in a horrible road accident. Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) with anterolateral LCP plating was performed by the orthopaedic surgeon.

Unfortunately, the patient developed compartment syndrome. The doctor performed fasciotomy.

Doctors / hospitals are duty bound to provide medical records within seventy-two hours of request. However, they are not obliged to provide ‘original medical records’ unless specified in the request.

A patient had died in the hospital during treatment. Her husband sued the hospital and its doctors, alleging that wrong treatment led to untimely death of his beloved wife. His case was built on one claim – the hospital did not provide original medical records despite sending a request for same via registered post.

The patient was taken to a hospital with complaint of urine retention. The doctors performed tests, diagnosed renal ailment and advised insertion of Foleys catheter.

Unconvinced with the advice, the patient consulted doctors at another hospital where she was diagnosed with triple vessel disease (TVD). Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) was performed but the patient did not survive. She died after few days.