Hiranandani Hospital — gross negligence by dr. gawai, orthopaedic surgeon (patient no. mr/13/20378)

Address:

New Delhi, Delhi, 110075

Brief particulars of the case

Personal details

Name : vaibhav

Age : 43 years (27.02.1974)

Service : ioc ltd., nr, green park, new delhi-110016

Address : 112, sunview apartment, plot no.10b,
(Current) sector-9, dwarka, new delhi-110075
(Eff. April’2017)

Address : c-302, daffodil cghs, hiranandani gardens,
(Previous) powai, mumbai – 400076
(Lived from april’2013 to march’2017)

Brief history (Personal):

I am a physically handicapped person with disabilities in both lower limits (Legs). This has happened in march’1987 due to the gullianbarre syndrome (Gbs), due to which my both lower limits got paralyzed. However, due to continuous physiotherapy sessions & exercises, my left leg could recover up to 80% while there is nil power in right leg as on date. With my left leg, i could drive car and do my normal daily routines. I walk with a walking stick in one hand and supporting walking calipers in right leg.

Case history:

Of late, i have been suffering from acute knee joint pain in my left leg. Thus, i visited dr. Yajuvendra gawai, orthopedic surgeon in dr. L. H. Hiranandani hospital powai, mumbai where i used to live before relocating to delhi. He prescribed certain medicines with physiotherapy exercises, but the problem remained as it is and pain could not be relieved, although i could walk around / drive as normal.

During january’2017, the doctor (Dr. Gawai) prescribed me an injection synovisc/durolane which has to be injected intra –articular into my knee joint for pain relief. He told me that there will be no side effects and it may or may not work, but there will be absolutely no side effects. On his advice, i had taken the injection which had cost me around rs.18000/- and rs. 4200/- as injecting charges. The injection was taken in january’2017 and in around 2-3 weeks around first week of feb’2017, i started developing redness/rashes over the knee joint area where the injection was inserted.

Thereafter, i visited dr. Lh hirananadani hospital several times during february-march’2017 and seen dr. Gawai, dr. Gutte (Skin doctor), immunologist, general surgeon and cardiologist. It was diagnosed by all that the injection material (Durolane) has gone into the skin around the knee area instead of getting it into knee joint through intra articular injection (Ia). Meanwhile, the redness over the joint area had turned into black and by end of march’2017, the area around knee joint had turned full dark black and doctors at hiranandani hospital, nanavati hospital, dr. Paresh pai & doctors consulted in delhi (My home town) diagnosed it as skin gangrene with severe repercussions. I was recommended debridement surgery to remove the blackish area and thereafter grafting (Plastic surgery) surgery for covering the affected area.

Meanwhile, i was transferred out of mumbai and relocated to delhi during april’2017. The various doctors consulted in delhi also diagnosed the cause of gangrene because of negligence of dr. Gawai dur to which the injection material has gone into the skin instead of joint as cause. I had consulted several senior doctors at medanta hospital, sir ganga ram hospital (Sgrh) in delhi and all were of same view and suggested the two surgeries, as mentioned above.

The surgeries were done at sgrh on 15th & 17th may, 2017 which costs me around rs.3.50 lakhs and i am still recovering from the surgery. There has been limited mobility due to stiffness of joint and muscles as on date also after five months from surgery and i am unable to do my daily routines.

I would request you to take stern action against the negligent doctor who knowingly well about my leg problem had grossly mis-conducted himself in negligent manner rendering me completely immobile till date. He should be immediately barred from taking any more consultations so as to save the society as a whole. Further, the cost so incurred by me on the treatment shall also be reimbursed to me in full.

Regards
Vaibhav
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