SC says doctors cannot be held negligent because they could not save patient
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While upholding the NCDRC order of exonerating a team of expert doctors from allegations of negligence in providing post-operative care, the Supreme Court has clarified that merely because the doctors fail to save the patient, medical negligence cannot be attributed to them.
The top court bench comprising of Justices Ajay Rastogi and Abhay S Oka was dealing with a case where the patient had died after undergoing an operation of kidney transplant.
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Doctors Cannot Be Held Negligent Because They Could Not Save The Patient: Supreme Court
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