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12-01-2008, 06:53 PM
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A young girl admitted to Nagoda Hospital in Kalutara for surgery on her left ear has been operated on her right ear instead.
Lodging a complaint with Kalutara South Police on Nov. 28th, the child's mother, Thabrew Wijewardena has said that her daughter has become deaf in both ears now due to the negligence of doctors.
The child, Hirudini Peiris aged 3-years and one months, had been admitted to the hospital on Nov. 27th after being diagnosed with an ailment in her left ear.
She had undergone surgery on the following day.
Director of Nagoda Hospital, Dr. Nanda Waduge said that when the specialist who conducted the surgery was consulted, he had said that both ears had been infected and the surgery was done on the right ear first.
Dr. Waduge rejected the mother's accusation that doctors were to blame for this.
However, he said that an inquiry would commence immediately.
LD (http://www.lankadissent.com/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2634:surgery-done-to-wrong-ear-of-child&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50)
A young girl admitted to Nagoda Hospital in Kalutara for surgery on her left ear has been operated on her right ear instead.
Lodging a complaint with Kalutara South Police on Nov. 28th, the child's mother, Thabrew Wijewardena has said that her daughter has become deaf in both ears now due to the negligence of doctors.
The child, Hirudini Peiris aged 3-years and one months, had been admitted to the hospital on Nov. 27th after being diagnosed with an ailment in her left ear.
She had undergone surgery on the following day.
Director of Nagoda Hospital, Dr. Nanda Waduge said that when the specialist who conducted the surgery was consulted, he had said that both ears had been infected and the surgery was done on the right ear first.
Dr. Waduge rejected the mother's accusation that doctors were to blame for this.
However, he said that an inquiry would commence immediately.
LD (http://www.lankadissent.com/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2634:surgery-done-to-wrong-ear-of-child&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50)