A city-based student who had recently undergone a medical procedure for a knee-related issue, died here on Tuesday following multiple organ failure, with her friends and relatives alleging medical negligence. The Opposition parties lashed out at the government over the incident, even as the latter appealed that the issue should not be politicised. The victim, 17-year old Priya, an aspiring footballer, died at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH) here, where she was undergoing treatment following a ”complication” that arose from a knee-related surgery she underwent recently at a local government hospital at Periyar Nagar in the city, officials said. She was subsequently shifted to RGGGH. Following disturbed blood circulation, her right leg was amputated and she was under the care of a team of multi-disciplinary experts including Urologist and Orthopaedic in the Intensive Care Unit, they said. Due to the blood flow issue, her kidney, heart and lungs got affected on Tuesday and she breathed her last, they said.
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