Madras HC orders compensation to woman for leg amputation post hysterectomy - Video

The Madurai bench of Madras High Court recently directed the State Government to pay Rs 5 lakh compensation to a patient for medical negligence by causing delay in treatment. The patient had undergone a hysterectomy at the treating hospital, however, when she felt pain in her right leg during recovery from anaesthesia, it was amputated.

Even though the HC bench held that there was no medical negligence on the part of the doctors at Virudhunagar District Head Quarters Government Hospital, where the patient was treated, it noted that there was no specialist doctor and the post of radiologist was also vacant. Therefore, when the patient felt intolerable pain in her right leg after the surgery, the hospital failed to look into the pain and even failed to advise her to go for higher treatment.