Negligence in intracranial stenting: Hospital pulled up for appointing doctor without verifying enrollment with Medical Council
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The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Kanchipuram recently directed a private hospital and its consultant doctor to pay Rs 16.36 lakh as compensation to the patient, who suffered a paralytic stroke after undergoing a Right Middle Cerebral Artery (M1 Segment) Intracranial Stenting.
It was observed by the consumer court that the consultant doctor, who conducted the procedure, did not have requisite qualifications. Further, the Commission held the treating hospital- Gleneagles Global Health City negligent for engaging the doctor without verifying his qualifications. Apart from this, deficiencies and discrepancies were noted in consent forms, progress notes etc.
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