Bangladesh earned fame in terms of establishing some well-equipped reputed hospitals. Some of them are highly expensive and one has to pay through the nose. Still people try to admit their dear ones in such hospitals with the hope of getting better medicare. Alas!! The doctors here pay little attention to the past history of the disease and remain concerned only with the present complaints of the patients. As such it further deteriorates the condition of patients. So instead of being cured, mostly the patients return home unwell due to improper treatment. The so-called consultants have manifold explanations in support of their misdeeds.
Now readers, it's a harrowing tale of a chronic liver disease patient who had no liver problems(as he was under constant supervision of a liver specialist of P.G. hospital)for the last couple of years and he was leading a normal life following some restrictions. Suddenly, he developed a knee joint pain and visited a big and famous hospital.
In spite of explaining about his previous liver disease the reputed orthopaedic consultant treated him with high pain killer 'Tramadol' whose leaflet suggests forbidden for liver disease sufferers. After admission the patient's whole body tests (MRI, heart, lung, CT scan and ultrasound) was done and more or less the reports were alright. Even ultrasound showed no fluid in the peritoneal cavity. However, with the intake of painkiller the patient's general condition deteriorated. After two weeks' stay in the hospital the condition partly improved but he developed fluid in the peritoneal cavity.
The question arises, why the fluid accumulated while he was under the supervision of renowned doctors in a “world class” hospital? The fluid was absent in first ultrasound report. Under such condition the patient was released with some medical advice. The patient developed some complications and was again advised to get admitted. During admission the consultant asked several questions which the patient replied correctly and was in complete sense. Even he took his lunch in the afternoon. To our utter disappointment, the treatment offered to the patient created a havoc--- he started vomiting incessantly.
The consultant never visited the patient which he ought to do in case of a private hospital. Although the patient's condition was deteriorating but he was in sense and was shifted to surgical ICU .The Consultant on the following morning reported that the multi-system of the patient failed, he was in coma and the chance of survival was little. Such comment seemed unbelievable. This may be due to improper treatment which affected the whole body function, otherwise a patient could not be on the verge of death because of multi-system failure overnight or after 16-18 hours of admission when the patient had full sense and proper orientation of speech. Shifting to ICU indicated more care but instead of that, in this World Class hospital full of so-called renowned physicians, 'ICU' was a “Death Trap''.
My aim is to alert readers about our hospitals.
The Hippocratic Oath for medical practitioners turns out to be meaningless, as after achieving higher degrees they become money making machines only.