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Medical negligence and legal remedies in Dubai

Good morning,

I had two surgeries two years ago. After the first one, I needed to have another one based on lab results. After the second one, I developed severe complications (the doc briefly mentioned it on the consent and I signed it).

I was misdiagnosed twice at ER at two different hospitals and was only diagnosed overseas while on holiday. I required surgery, however, it didn’t help and two months later I had another surgery in Dubai.

Again it was unsuccessful and I had another surgery two months later. This year I had another surgery.

The complication from the original surgery is severe and lifelong and I’m facing so many difficulties. Every doctor I saw after that said they did a very bad job and it’s extremely hard to fix it.

Lab results from the original surgery say that all the tissue they removed was healthy and nothing was found. However, the doctor removed a big part and now I’m facing problems.

I need an advice if I should file a formal complaint with the authorities.

Thank you

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25 Oct 2018, 06:01

Dear Questioner,

I am extremely disturbed after hearing your situation.

Please note that in your case you have three options to proceed further,

1) File a civil case in Dubai Court

2) Report the same to police and public prosecutor which will end up in a criminal investigation against the doctor involved

3) File a complaint in Dubai Health Authority.

After reading your brief, I understand that this is a medical error which is defined as an error occurred due to the lack of knowledge in the technical matters which is expected in a professional or due to negligence or not paying due attention.

However, I would like to discuss this matter in detail to understand the ambit of damage it caused. You may be awarded a compensation ranging from AED 200,000 to AED 500,000.

Hope the above clarification is satisfactory.

Thank you.

Regards,

Rajasree Ravivarma

0585013663

cloudsdarker@gmail.com

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