Ghost surgeries in Hyderabad hospitals raise serious concerns over patient consent violations
- Hyderabad's private hospitals face concerns over ghost surgery, where another surgeon operates without the patient's knowledge or consent.
- Reports suggest some senior surgeons leave operations to junior doctors while performing surgeries at multiple hospitals.
- A study in the Indian Journal of Medical Ethics warned that weak regulations and unclear consent forms allow such practices to go unreported.
- Health experts urged stricter rules, mandatory surgeon identification and digital records to ensure patients know who performs their surgery.
Source: telanganatoday.com
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