Bladder injury caused by Suprapubic Catheterization done by Junior Resident: Hospital, Surgeon slapped compensation
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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.
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