Overdose of anaesthesia during surgery kills 6-yr-old boy

Bengaluru, Apr 23: A six-year-old boy, who underwent a surgery in a private hospital in the city, earlier this week, died doe to the alleged overdose of anaesthesia by the doctors.

Santosh, who was diagnosed with a lump-like growth in his nose, underwent surgery at Annayya Health Care in HSR Layout in Bengaluru. He was the only child of the couple residing in Ejipura.

On Friday morning, Santosh was brought to the private clinic by his parents Nithyananda and Mugeshwari following breathing problems. The deceased was the only son of his parents.

“Around 9 am, we came to the clinic and two hours later, my grandson was taken inside the operation theatres. But there was no news till 4.30 pm. All of us were waiting near the operation theatre and started panicking due to the delay. At 4,30, one of the staff claimed that the operation was successful and did not let anyone of us to meet him. The staff even said that Santosh is still unconscious as anaesthesia was administered on him.

An hour later, we were told that he had developed some complications in breathing and asked us to shift him to another hospital. The doctors of another private hospital who checked him again said that he has already dead,” Santosh’s grandfather Venu Gopal said.

Following the death, the parents have filed a complaint against the doctor with the HSR Layout police. The police are awaiting the post-mortem report to ascertain the exact cause of the death. The police are also writing to the medical board seeking opinion before initiating actions against those alleged. The police have also recorded the statements of the doctors.

“The victim is said to be taking treatment for his nasal problems since the last few months. Since there was no progress in the treatment, the doctors decided to conduct a surgery on Friday,” the HSR Layout police who has registered a case said.