Bladder injury caused by Suprapubic Catheterization done by Junior Resident: Hospital, Surgeon slapped compensation
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has upheld the decision of District Forum holding a Ludhiana Hospital vicariously liable for the acts of negligence on the part of a junior doctor(3rd year Resident, General Surgery) and a Professor, (Dept of General Surgery) in treating a Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL) patient, who eventually died due to interruption in Chemotherapy session and later explorative laparotomy.
Concluding medical negligence, the Forum had directed the Hospital and the two doctors to pay a compensation of Rs 3 lakh to the deceased patient's wife.
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