Udupi Hospital, doctors slapped with Rs 20 lakh compensation for leaving surgical mop inside patient during C-Section
A Consumer Court in Bengaluru has directed a private hospital based in Udupi and its doctors to pay Rs 20 lakh compensation to a patient for leaving surgical mop inside her body while conducting caesarean section operation.
The Bengaluru Rural and Urban 1st Additional District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Shanthi Nagar took this decision after perusing the discharge summary of Kasturba Hospital, where the patient had to undergo surgery for removal of the cotton swab.
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