5 PGI deaths caused by anaesthetic: Report

Chandigarh, September 30

Anaesthetic injection ‘Propofol’ has been confirmed to have caused five deaths at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI) during surgical procedures nearly a month ago, says a lab report. The injection has not been found of “standard quality”.

On September 1, a matter regarding unexplained hypotension (sudden drop in blood pressure) in intraoperative (occurring or performed during the course of a surgical operation) period with anuria (failure of the kidneys to produce urine) and/or jaundice in post-operative period in a few patients over a period of few days was reported.

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