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15-Year-Old Dies After 13-Year Wait for Heart Surgery
A 15-year-old girl with a serious heart problem was treated at AIIMS in Delhi.
She had been visiting the hospital since 2012.
Her father says doctors discussed an operation that might have helped her.
He says the operation never happened, even after many visits and tests.
During treatment, the girl had a cardiac arrest.
She later died at the hospital.
Her father believes the long delay may have contributed to her death.
He is asking for justice.
A 15-year-old girl died at AIIMS Hospital Delhi after suffering cardiac arrest during treatment.
She had been receiving treatment at AIIMS for a serious heart condition since 2012.
Her father, Mukesh Pariyani, alleges that repeated delays prevented her heart surgery.
The family reportedly made repeated visits and completed tests and consultations over several years.
Pariyani says he was told surgery could help his daughter and is seeking justice.
- Who
- A 15-year-old girl and her father, Mukesh Pariyani.
- What
- The girl died after suffering cardiac arrest during treatment; her father alleges delayed heart surgery contributed to her death.
- Where
- AIIMS Hospital Delhi.
- When
- She had been treated since 2012; the article does not specify the date of her death.
- Why
- Her father alleges that the heart surgery he was told could help her was delayed and never performed.
Family's Allegations
Hospital's Position
Delay in surgery
Family's Allegations
Mukesh Pariyani alleges that repeated visits, tests and consultations over several years did not lead to the heart surgery he was told could help his daughter.
Hospital's Position
The article does not provide a response or explanation from AIIMS Hospital Delhi.
Possible contribution to death
Family's Allegations
The father alleges that the delay in deciding on and performing surgery contributed to his daughter's death.
Hospital's Position
The article confirms that the girl suffered cardiac arrest during treatment but does not establish an official conclusion about what caused her death.
Key facts
- Patient's age
- 15 years old
- Treatment start
- 2012
- Hospital
- AIIMS Hospital Delhi
- Medical condition
- A serious heart condition
- Immediate medical event
- Cardiac arrest during treatment
- Father's allegation
- Years of delay meant the recommended heart surgery was never performed
- Family's request
- Mukesh Pariyani is seeking justice
Sources
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