The Egyptian Doctors Syndicate has not received any complaint of a medical error in the case of actress Yasmine Abdel Aziz, syndicate member Ibrahim al-Zayat, said. He explained that the Syndicate will open an investigation into the matter with the doctor who caused the condition of Abdel Aziz and hold him accountable, if he caused the patient’s condition to deteriorate. He stressed that people confuse medical error or negligence and medical complication that may occur during surgery. The Syndicate has ways to hold a doctor accountable if he causes a medical error, as happened in the case of Abdel Aziz, he said. Abdel Aziz was admitted to the ICU after alleged health complications following surgery.
