No medical negligence in death of Venu, no flaws in case sheet; final report to be submitted on Monday

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The initial investigation found that there was no medical negligence in the death of Venu of Kollam at the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital. The documents show that there were no flaws in the case sheet and followed the treatment protocol The doctors who treated Venu also testified that there was no lapse in the treatment. It should be separately examined whether there was a communication error.

The investigation is being conducted by a team led by joint director of health education Dr T K Premalatha. The final report will be submitted on Monday. Meantime, the medical college authorities are firm on their claim that there was no medical negligence. The health department will take further action after getting the report of the DME. The investigation is being conducted as per the directions of Health Minister Veena George. More voice messages of Venu emerged on Saturday.

Venu alleged serious complaints against Thiruvananthapuram Medical College in the voice message sent to his friend. 'Will the hospital be held responsible if something happens to me? Can they compensate the loss to the family? Can they show such disrespect to ordinary people who seek refuge? I am sending this after feeling so sad', said his voice message.

Hours before his death, a voice message sent by Venu to his friend was released earlier. The voice message contained allegations against the staff of the hospital. The voice message also said that if he died, the medical college hospital is solely responsible for it. If you ask something, they don't even listen to us. In a message sent to his classmate Anwar, he said that he doesn't know if they are doing things for bribery or not. There have also been allegations that the doctors failed to inform Venu or his wife about his condition.

Relatives have filed a complaint with the chief minister and the health minister over his death. Minister Veena George had sought a report from the director of medical education, Dr Viswanathan, in the incident. Hospital Superintendent Dr Jayachandran said that there was no medical negligence and that the cardiology department provided proper treatment.