ERCP without Consent : Hospital told to pay Rs 62,000 Compensation
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Nashik: A city-based private hospital has been directed by the District Consumer Grievances Redressal Forum to pay compensation of Rs 62,000 for deficiency in providing proper treatment for gall bladder stones.
The hospital was also accounted for conducting Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreatography (ERCP) procedure without seeking permission from the patient or her relatives and also not having ICU facility and infrastructure at the hospital .
"The patient should be given Rs 50,000 as there was a deficiency in service by the hospital. The hospital should also give Rs 7,000 for mental harassment and Rs 5,000 for the costs incurred," the court noted in its judgement
The case concerned a female patient who was admitted to Bhagwati Hospital in Rane Nagar after experiencing chronic stomach pain on 10th October 2016. She was diagnosed with stones in her gall bladder. She underwent operation through Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreatography (ERCP) where an incision was made in the bile duct to remove stones from the gall bladder.
The hospital was also accounted for conducting Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreatography (ERCP) procedure without seeking permission from the patient or her relatives and also not having ICU facility and infrastructure at the hospital .
"The patient should be given Rs 50,000 as there was a deficiency in service by the hospital. The hospital should also give Rs 7,000 for mental harassment and Rs 5,000 for the costs incurred," the court noted in its judgement
The case concerned a female patient who was admitted to Bhagwati Hospital in Rane Nagar after experiencing chronic stomach pain on 10th October 2016. She was diagnosed with stones in her gall bladder. She underwent operation through Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreatography (ERCP) where an incision was made in the bile duct to remove stones from the gall bladder.
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