Relief to Anesthetist after 25 years: NCDRC holds death of patient post surgery not conclusive proof of negligence
Holding that simply the death of a patient is not a conclusive proof of medical negligence, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) bench recently exonerated Rajasthan Hospital and its Anesthetist from charges of negligence after around 25 years.Although the Complainant had claimed that the patient, who had been operated for intestinal obstruction, had suffered cardiac...
Holding that simply the death of a patient is not a conclusive proof of medical negligence, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) bench recently exonerated Rajasthan Hospital and its Anesthetist from charges of negligence after around 25 years.
Although the Complainant had claimed that the patient, who had been operated for intestinal obstruction, had suffered cardiac arrest because of the overdose of anesthesia by Dr Gauri Punjabi, the top consumer court clarified, "Simply because the patient died after a surgery is not a conclusive proof of alleged negligence."
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