Chandigarh Hospital directed to pay Rs 25 lakh compensation for botched gall bladder surgery

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (DCDRC)- DF-1 has directed Chandigarh-based Mukat Hospital to pay Rs 25 lakh compensation for a botched gall-bladder surgery.

During the surgery, a PD stent broke, and part of the stent got stuck in the Pancreatic Duct. For this, the patient had to undergo a further procedure at Medanta Hospital.

Apart from paying Rs 25 lakh compensation, the hospital was also directed to pay Rs 6,37,000, the amount paid by the complainant at Medanta Hospital for treatment and also pay Rs 10,000 as litigation cost.

The history of the case goes back to 2021, when the patient was suffering from upper abdominal pain and, accordingly, she approached the treating hospital, where she was diagnosed with Cholelithiasis (Gall Bladder Stone). The treating doctors advised the patient and her family to get the Gall Bladder removed via surgery, i.e., Cholecystectomy, immediately.

After the complainant and her family gave consent for a Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, the complainant was informed that while removing the Gall Bladder, a stent would be inserted in the Pancreas. Immediately, the Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy was conducted. However, while conducting the procedure to insert the stent in the Pancreas, the stent broke down from the outside, and part of the stent was stuck in the Pancreatic Duct.

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Stent broken, stuck in pancreatic duct! Chandigarh Hospital told to pay Rs 25 lakh compensation for botched gall bladder surgery