Woman dies after gallbladder surgery, Doctor booked under IPC 304A

Nurpur: A doctor at an Advance Super Specialty Hospital in Bodh has been booked for death due to negligence of a woman patient who died following a gallbladder surgery. After the death of the patient, the family launched a protest by placing the body outside the hospital.

The family members who reported the incident at the police station have accused the doctor of medical negligence, which they believe resulted in the patient's death.

Taking note of the complaint, the police registered an FIR under Sections 336 (endangering life or personal safety of others) and 304(A) (Causing death by negligence) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against the doctor.  

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Although the family members of the deceased levelled charges of negligence on the part of the doctor, the hospital authorities denied such allegations and said that the surgery went well. 

Suresh Kumar Bhandari, MD of the hospital said, "The surgery of the patient had been performed well, but she was shifted to a private hospital in Pathankot after a sudden dip in her blood pressure on Saturday, where she died."

According to the Tribune, the woman patient, a resident of Geora village underwent gallbladder surgery at the private hospital but unfortunately died on Friday. Following her death, the family members launched a protest, placing the body outside the hospital.

Nurpur DSP Vishal Verma said, "After conducting a postmortem examination, we handed over the body to the family this afternoon."

Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that in an alleged case of medical negligence, a 23-year-old road accident victim died after blood of the wrong group was allegedly administered to him at Jaipur's Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital on February 12. Following the transfusion of the blood, both kidneys of the patient developed complications and he later succumbed due to the alleged negligence. 

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