Surgeon, nursing slapped compensation for removing minor patient’s left ovary without proper assessment
The Telangana State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission dismissed a surgeon’s appeal challenging a District Commission’s order. The District Commission had held the doctor and a nursing home accountable for causing functional disability to a patient by unnecessarily removing her left ovary and tube without a proper pre-surgery assessment. The Commission affirmed the reasonable nature of the awarded compensation, amounting to Rs 6 lakh, despite acknowledging a possible lesser amount.
The State Commission clarified that if the doctor thought that the left ovarian tissue was necrotic or gangrenous, then it should be supported by a biopsy report and it needs to be diagnosed by blood tests.
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