The Dubai Criminal Court has started the court hearing on three doctors who were charged for a botched rhinoplasty also called nose lift surgery on an Emirati woman.
The doctors were charged of medical malpractice by their 25-year old patient, Rowdha Rashed Almaeeni.
Almaeeni said she sought medical treatment for a nasal block that has been hounding her at the First Med Day Surgery Centre in Dubai.
During the operation, the patient’s blood pressure suddenly dropped.
“Doctors failed to detect it and she suffered a cardiac arrest, starving her brain of oxygen for seven minutes and causing her severe brain damage,” The National reported.
An investigation later conducted by the Higher Committee for Medical Liability showed “serious medical errors occurred during the surgery that caused the victim permanent disabilities.”
The committee also said the surgery led to the loss of Ms Almaeeni’s mental and physical abilities, rendering her fully disabled and in need of constant medical care.
The trial was postponed to February 10 because only one of the three doctors attended the hearing.
Only one of the doctors attended the hearing last Sunday and pleaded not guilty.
The trial was postponed to February 10 to allow the other two accused an opportunity to attend court and enter their pleas against the charge.
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