A three-member committee that probed maternal deaths, said to have occurred due to “haemolytic reactions”, has given a clean chit to the blood banks at the Government Medical College Hospital in Dharmapuri and government hospitals in Hosur and Krishnagiri.
“The committee has concluded that the deaths were not due to blood transfusion,” a senior health official said.
During a maternal death audit last year, health officials found a relatively higher number of deaths due to possible “haemolytic reactions” — related to blood transfusion — at the Government Medical College Hospital in Dharmapuri and the GHs in Hosur and Krishnagiri.
In April, the Directorate of Medical Education formed a committee to conduct an inquiry into the maternal deaths, which included inspections of the blood banks at these hospitals.
The official said the committee had submitted the report to the DME. “During the maternal death audit, 15 deaths were taken up for review. We wanted to ascertain whether these deaths were related to blood transfusion. The committee, after conducting inquiry, has concluded that the deaths were not due to blood transfusion,” he said.
He said the blood banks were “maintained properly as per the specified guidelines”.
Initially, the health officials said the role of three medical officers, 20 nurses and six technicians attached to these blood banks would be investigated and action would be taken based on the outcome of the probe. But following this report, no action would be initiated, officials said.
