Vascular surgeon, hospital slapped Rs 75 lakh compensation for medical negligence in amputation case
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has directed a Kolkata-based vascular surgeon and Nightingale Diagnostic and Medicare Centre Pvt. Ltd to pay Rs 75 lakh in compensation to a minor patient who suffered 90% permanent disability after undergoing Arterio-Venous Malformation (AVM) embolization surgery, which ultimately led to the amputation of her right leg above the knee due to alleged medical negligence.
The bench comprising Presiding Member Subhash Chandra and Member AVM J Rajendra AVSM VSM (Retd.) found the doctor and hospital jointly guilty of medical negligence and deficiency in service that included misrepresentation of post-surgical complications, inadequate informed consent, and failure to explore alternative treatment options.
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