New Delhi:
The doctors who supervised Amanat (NOT her real name) have refuted criticism of the decision to fly her from Delhi to Singapore in an air ambulance on Wednesday night.
Amanat died in hospital early this morning after severe organ failure. After she was gang-raped and hit by an iron rod by six men on a Delhi bus, she had a serious brain injury, three surgeries and a heart attack.
"The pure intention was to save her. The whole nation was praying for her and everyone was hoping for the best. We could not have given hope. We wanted to save her," said Dr BD Athani, the medical superintendent of Safdarjung Hospital, where Amanat was treated for ten days.
Dr Yatin Mehta, of the Medanta Medicity Hospital, who accompanied Amanat on the air ambulance to Singapore, said he was surprised by criticism from other doctors of the transfer.
"It was always a clever retrospection. Doctors are always at (their) best to criticise the decisions of other doctors and that is not fair," Dr Mehta said.
"Secondly, there is no comparison between government hospitals in India and Mount Elizabeth in Singapore. I am not talking about the expertise of the doctors but about the infrastructure. We need to acknowledge that," Dr Mehta said.
Dr Athani said Amanat was stable and showed signs of improvement for the first five days of treatment but her condition deteriorated after that due to severe sepsis in her body.
"She had immense fighting spirit, made two statements to police even during such times and was physiologically fit. She was alert, conscious and relevant," the doctor said.
He said Amanat communicated mostly with her mother.
(With inputs from PTI)
Amanat died in hospital early this morning after severe organ failure. After she was gang-raped and hit by an iron rod by six men on a Delhi bus, she had a serious brain injury, three surgeries and a heart attack.
"The pure intention was to save her. The whole nation was praying for her and everyone was hoping for the best. We could not have given hope. We wanted to save her," said Dr BD Athani, the medical superintendent of Safdarjung Hospital, where Amanat was treated for ten days.
Dr Yatin Mehta, of the Medanta Medicity Hospital, who accompanied Amanat on the air ambulance to Singapore, said he was surprised by criticism from other doctors of the transfer.
"It was always a clever retrospection. Doctors are always at (their) best to criticise the decisions of other doctors and that is not fair," Dr Mehta said.
"Secondly, there is no comparison between government hospitals in India and Mount Elizabeth in Singapore. I am not talking about the expertise of the doctors but about the infrastructure. We need to acknowledge that," Dr Mehta said.
Dr Athani said Amanat was stable and showed signs of improvement for the first five days of treatment but her condition deteriorated after that due to severe sepsis in her body.
"She had immense fighting spirit, made two statements to police even during such times and was physiologically fit. She was alert, conscious and relevant," the doctor said.
He said Amanat communicated mostly with her mother.
(With inputs from PTI)
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