Archive · 5 Sep 2025
Orissa High Court Orders Audit Over Rising Open Heart Surgery Deaths
Imagine a hospital where people get their hearts fixed with surgery.
The court noticed that more people were dying *after* these surgeries than usual.
Because of this, the court wants to know why.
They're making the hospital check what's going wrong.
From 2023 to 2025, about 17% of patients died after surgery.
The court wants to make sure patients are safe, so they can trust the hospital to take care of them.
Doctors will also try to help patients recover better after surgery by helping them with their recovery.
The goal is to find out why this is happening and make things safer.
Orissa High Court expressed concern over rising mortality rates after open heart surgeries.
The court ordered an audit of the CTVS wing at SCBMCH in Cuttack.
Approximately 17% of patients died post-surgery between January 2023 and August 2025.
The court suggested patient counseling to reduce the number of patients leaving against medical advice.
The Health Secretary assured the court of conducting an audit.
- Who
- Orissa High Court
- What
- Ordered an audit into the rising mortality rate following open heart surgeries.
- When
- The order was issued on Thursday, related to data from January 2023 to August 2025.
- Where
- SCB Medical College & Hospital (SCBMCH) in Cuttack, India.
- Why
- To investigate the causes of increased post-surgery deaths and instill confidence in patients.
- Hospital
- SCB Medical College & Hospital (SCBMCH)
- Location
- Cuttack, India
- Mortality Rate (Jan 2023-Aug 2025)
- 16.88%
- Surgeries Conducted (Jan 2023-Aug 2025)
- 385
- Deaths Post-Surgery (Jan 2023-Aug 2025)
- 65
- Court Order
- Mortality Audit