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Kerala doctor suspended for botched surgery

The 4 year old was scheduled for surgery to remove a sixth finger on her hand at the Kozhilode medical college hospital.

BySouth First Desk

Published May 17, 2024 | 12:05 PMUpdatedMay 17, 2024 | 12:05 PM

Kerala docor perform wrong surgery on a child

A doctor was suspended in Kerala’s Kozhikode on Thursday, 16 May after the wrong surgery was performed on a four-year-old girl at the Government Medical College Hospital in the district. The child had been scheduled for surgery to remove a sixth finger on her hand at the  Medical College Hospital, instead of which an operation was performed on her tongue mistakenly.

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