helpee:
that girl had a thrombophlebitis so it was into the vein. The fact that he is a sickler further predisposed the girl to vaso-occlusive crisis meaming blood flow to the affected limb could be further compromised leading to gangrene. Forget the recent genotype that was done. The patient is likely a sickler.

AbuadStudent:


i understand, but maybe bacteria wasnt introduced into the vein, rather, the brief puncture site made by the needle could be the cause, it could be the tissue wound that was infected. and besides, it really could have been a saphenous cutdown, which involves extensive tissie damage.

helpee:
that girl had a thrombophlebitis so it was into the vein. The fact that he is a sickler further predisposed the girl to vaso-occlusive crisis meaming blood flow to the affected limb could be further compromised leading to gangrene. Forget the recent genotype that was done. The patient is likely a sickler.

KK

helpee:
that girl had a thrombophlebitis so it was into the vein. The fact that he is a sickler further predisposed the girl to vaso-occlusive crisis meaming blood flow to the affected limb could be further compromised leading to gangrene. Forget the recent genotype that was done. The patient is likely a sickler.

the proper test was done in a teaching hospital. she isn't sickler.

Everyone has already started blaming the doctor.

Is it not the laboratory scientist that ran the investigation in question.

Besides we don't know what transpired between time of discharge and readmission

hungryboy:
This is sad
I just hope the girl's parent will sue the hospital for whatever it's worth
Na this kind thing dey make me no blame Politicians too much were dey go abroad for common headache treatment
I no trust Nigerian doctors at all
Even na me get money
Na UK i for dey go treat my malaria like Buhari

It is the medical lab scientist that ran the investigation but we are so quick to join the band wagon that castigates doctors.

Nigerian medical graduates are some of the best in the developed world e.g. Omalu and many others so stop taking trash.

eaglechild:
Everyone has already started blaming the doctor.

Is it not the laboratory scientist that ran the investigation in question.

Besides we don't know what transpired between time of discharge and readmission

You don't blame someone who's a quack as most private hospitals don't engage the services of a qualified Medical Laboratory Scientists due to cost of hiring one rather dey prefer quacks (SLT and MCB) to pose as the scientist (the ABUTH result has proven the initial diagnosis was from quack). Blame the hospital for using quacks and not the "laboratory scientist".

Back to your point, the reason you can blame the supposed quack who ran the test but the hospital is this. Genotype has nothing to do with why she was infused/transfused.
She might suffer gangrene from a nosocomial infection due to phlebitis (the reason the leg was getting swollen).

The hospital should be investigated upon should there be proof of quack patronisation then it should be sued for murder and man slaughter.

nelszx:

You don't blame someone who's a quack as most private hospitals don't engage the services of a qualified Medical Laboratory Scientists due to cost of hiring one rather dey prefer quacks (SLT and MCB) to pose as the scientist (the ABUTH result has proven the initial diagnosis was from quack). Blame the hospital
for using quacks and not the "laboratory scientist".

Back to your point, the reason you can blame the supposed quack who ran the test but the hospital is this. Genotype has nothing to do with why she was infused/transfused.
She might suffer gangrene from a nosocomial infection due to phlebitis (the reason the leg was getting swollen).

The hospital should be investigated upon should there be proof of quack patronisation then it should be sued for murder and man slaughter.

The swelling occured while the patient was at home .

Anything could have happened. The swelling cannot be categorically attributed to nosocomial infection especially as it developed at home.

If the genotype was faulty then the Haemoglobin conc and other investigations which culminated in the transfusion taking place may be faulty too.

My grouse is simply people jumping in to blame the doctor when the write up doesn't even suggest any negligence on his part.
If you claim that the investigation may not have been done by a certified scientist than it is possible the patient was not even treated by a certified medical practitioner.

I am in total agreement that the hospital should be investigated.

Buhari sef