Hyderabad: Health minister Dr C. Laxma Reddy has ordered an inquiry into the reasons that Gandhi Hospital doctors kept Adilabad burns victim M. Nitish waiting for five days.
Dr Laxma Reddy asked the staff to check why patients were waiting outside the hospital instead of simply telling them that a particular doctor was not available.
Mr Nitish underwent a three-hour surgery on Sunday to remove the folds of skin that had formed in the neck region, which had made movement difficult.
Dr Bharatendu Swain, senior plastic and reconstructive surgeon and director of Aakar Asha Hospital, said Mr Nitish was stable. Doctors would take up the burns on the chest and abdomen after 10 days.
Mr Nitish was worried whether he would be able to use hands, which have become stiff. Mr Mujtaba Askari of Helping Hand Foundation said he was counselled by doctors and volunteers. “As he is a daily wage worker he was very keen to know if he could use his hands.”
