No stranger in the OT. No proof in the file.
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August - 2025, Posted On: 01 August 2025
A gynaecologist, diagnosed with an ovarian cyst, chose to be operated on by a trusted surgeon-friend — at a hospital where her husband, an anaesthetist, also worked. Both were present in the OT during surgery.
Complications followed. The patient experienced persistent pain, recurrent urinary symptoms, and eventually collapsed weeks later. She was shifted to multiple hospitals, underwent multiple scans and three additional surgeries. A ureteric injury was ultimately diagnosed and treated. But her kidney function dropped by half
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