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Karnataka refers toddler’s surgery case to medical council for inquiry
A 14-month-old boy suffered severe brain damage during emergency ear surgery at Cloudnine Hospital in Bengaluru on July 26, 2026.
His family complained after he went into cardiac arrest during the procedure and was deprived of oxygen.
An expert panel found critical lapses in anesthesia administration, including an attempt to insert an uncuffed breathing tube.
The panel said the child’s brain was deprived of oxygen for 15 to 20 minutes, despite hospital logs saying the cardiac arrest was reversed within seven minutes.
The child remains unresponsive and has lost his sight, and he needs ongoing care.
The findings were judged to indicate possible medical negligence, and the Bengaluru Urban District Health Officer referred the case for further action.
The Karnataka Medical Council will inquire into the case and consider disciplinary proceedings.
Karnataka health officials have referred a toddler’s alleged medical negligence case to the Karnataka Medical Council for inquiry and possible disciplinary action.
The 14-month-old boy suffered a cardiac arrest during emergency ear surgery at Cloudnine Hospital in Bengaluru on July 26, 2026.
An expert panel found critical lapses in anesthesia administration and said the child’s brain was deprived of oxygen for 15 to 20 minutes.
The child has severe, irreversible brain damage, remains unresponsive to verbal commands and has lost his sight.
The hospital’s logs said the cardiac arrest was reversed within seven minutes, while the expert panel reported that brain hypoxia lasted longer.
- Who
- A 14-month-old boy, whose father is Sampath Kumar K.P.; the case concerns Cloudnine Hospital and its attending anesthesiologist.
- What
- Officials referred the alleged medical negligence case to the Karnataka Medical Council for inquiry and further action.
- When
- The surgery took place on July 26, 2026; the case was referred on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- Cloudnine Hospital, Nagarabhavi, Bengaluru.
- Why
- An expert panel found critical lapses in anesthesia administration and concluded that the child sustained severe brain injury after oxygen deprivation.
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The toddler underwent emergency surgery for a full-thickness ear laceration at Cloudnine Hospital, Nagarabhavi, and suffered cardiac arrest during the procedure.
An MRI scan confirmed partial prolonged hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury.
The Bengaluru Urban District Health Officer and KPME Authority reviewed the expert panel’s findings and the parents’ submission.
The Bengaluru Urban District Health Officer transferred the case files to the Karnataka Medical Council president.
- Patient
- 14-month-old boy
- Hospital
- Cloudnine Hospital, Nagarabhavi, Bengaluru
- Surgery date
- July 26, 2026
- Brain hypoxia
- 15 to 20 minutes, according to the expert committee
- Referral date
- October 12, 2026
- Current condition
- Unresponsive to verbal commands and has lost his sight
What people are saying
not well trained to administer anaesthesia for small children
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