In a Western European hospital, when an interventional
cardiologists records were checked he was found to have charged
more number of consumable units than he had bought. It created severe
problems in his career.
In a South Asian hospital a cardiologist had done
the angiogram and then went for an earlier scheduled meeting, and
the patient was waiting in the hospital for PTCA till he returned.
During this period he sustained a myocardial infarction. The cardiologist
had to settle the matter out of court.
In a South Asian hospital a patient underwent a
multivessel PTCA. He later developed restenosis and sued the cardiologist
that he was not explained about the option of surgery. The matter
is quasi-judicial.
In a Western European hospital a patient had dizziness
after pacemaker implant. He had a holter test. The test revealed
a long pause. It was decided to be a case of pacemaker malfunction
and the box was changed. The old box was sent to company for compensation.
there was no evidence of a malfunction. Holter was reanalyzed and
it was found that the pause was exactly twice the length of a normal
cycle. for that cycle the lead must have had a malfunction. It was
fortunately amicably settled.
In a Western European hospital a patient was undergoing
change of pervious pacemaker. The Cardiologist did not notice that
the lead was not IS1B1 and opened a modern size unit which was wasted
due to a different connection.
In a South Asian hospital a patient underwent multi-vessel
PTCA. On six month followup angiogram he did not develop restenosis
and was discharged from followup. Few months later he sued cardiologist
for bleeding (actually it was mild) which had occurred after PTCA.
The case is quasi judicial.
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