Stent not removed after PCNL: Hospital, surgeon directed to pay Rs 35 Lakh compensation for deficiency in service
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The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Patna, recently directed a hospital and its doctor to pay Rs 35 lakh as compensation and Rs 1 lakh as litigation costs to a patient who suffered complications after undergoing PCNL surgery at the facility and lost his opportunity to go abroad and pursue his career.
During the consumer complaint case proceedings, an expert panel noted that the ureteric catheter left in place during PCNL was not removed during the follow-up stage on RT side but Left left-sided Stunt was removed. RT-sided Stent left was the cause of morbidity of the patient.
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