Proper cardio opinion not taken before surgery: Doctor directed to pay Rs 5 lakh compensation
The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (SCDRC) recently directed a consultant surgeon at a Erode-based hospital to pay Rs 5 lakh compensation to the family of the patient, who died while undergoing treatment for Colon cancer. Although the Commission noted that there was no medical negligence during the surgery conducted on the patient, it ordered the treating doctor to pay compensation after noting that there was no material on record to show that proper cardio opinion was secured before the surgery.
The history of the case goes back to 2014 when the patient was diagnosed with Grade-II piles and colonoscopy revealed that there was cancer growth in the upper rectum. Consequently, the Histopathology report indicated Adenocarcinoma of Colon Grade-II. For this, the treating doctor at the treating hospital had advised for removal of the tumour by way of Anterior Resection of Colon & Upper Rectum and Staple Anastomosis.
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