Wasim Akram’s wife was taken from Lahore to Chennai against doctors’ advice
ANI
Published Tue 27th Oct 2009 13:22:08
Lahore, October 27:  Several doctors who were treating Huma Waseem, the wife of Pakistan cricketer Wasim Akram, in Lahore have said that Huma was taken abroad against their advice.

“A panel of 10 senior doctors of three private hospitals of Lahore were not in favour of taking Huma abroad (Singapore) keeping in view her serious condition,” The Dawn quoted one of her physicians, as saying.

The physician said that after undergoing dental treatment in Karachi last month, she had developed a throat infection and also a dry cough. In the first week of October, it was diagnosed that she had developed acute renal failure and her white cell count was increasing.

She also developed other complications during the period, which reportedly included severe infection of the kidney with acute tubular necrosis, inflammation of blood vessels, SIRS and pulmonary hypertension.

The physician further said that Huma was showing signs of recovery when her family decided to shift her abroad.

“She was improving clinically when Wasim Akram decided to shift her to Singapore for better treatment,” he said.

Huma was admitted to a hospital in Chennai after her condition deteriorated in an air ambulance while being flown from Lahore to Singapore for treatment.

Dr Munidar Rao of the Apollo Hospital in Chennai said that when Huma was brought to the hospital she was in septic shock leading to multiple organ failure. He said he was shocked with the fact that she was being shifted in such a serious condition.

“I failed to understand as to why she was being shifted to Singapore in such a critical condition,” he said.

Huma died in Chennai on Sunday. She was buried in Lahore on Monday.

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by K Patel on 2009-10-28 00:00:00
Sometimes, if the patients have gum infection then, prior to a dental procedure dentists prescribes some antibiotics due to risk of getting terrible infection (bleeding is quite common during dental procedures, and the bacteria from the gums can enter blood stream).
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Poor reporting
by Babbi on 2009-10-28 00:00:00
Dear Editor, The title of this article is totally misleading. The senior doctors in Pakistan said that Mrs Huma Waseem should not be shifted "abroad" and not to "Chennai". This is poor reporting.
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Wasim Akram's Wife

by AbdulGhani on 2009-10-28 00:00:00
Babi, you are write. Seems reporter is trying to say that pakistanis doctores are aginst India hospitals.
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wasims grief
by vkt on 2009-10-27 00:00:00
was the dental equipment not sanitised properly? I am wondering how good are the local dentist's equipments in India too? :( ??
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wasims grief

by BB on 2009-10-28 00:00:00
It is too bad in India too. Majority of doctors do not even use protective glouse to protect themself, let alone patients.
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