Tetra sponge left in abdomen during Caesarean: NCDRC rejects plea seeking enhancement of compensation
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has rejected a plea seeking enhancement of compensation to be paid by a Patna hospital for medical negligence during Caesarean operation as a foreign body (i.e. Tetra Sponge) was left in the abdomen of the patient.Upholding the order modified by the Bihar Commission, the presiding member Dr S M Kantikar of the apex consumer court...
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has rejected a plea seeking enhancement of compensation to be paid by a Patna hospital for medical negligence during Caesarean operation as a foreign body (i.e. Tetra Sponge) was left in the abdomen of the patient.
Upholding the order modified by the Bihar Commission, the presiding member Dr S M Kantikar of the apex consumer court said that the State Commission was justified while awarding the enhanced compensation to the patient, which does not deserve for further enhancement.
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