Doctor ‘left patient’ bleeding post kidney stone surgery, ordered to pay Rs 2 lakh
On August 12, Karnal District Consumer Commission found a doctor guilty of medical negligence after a kidney-stone surgery resulted in persistent bleeding, blood clots and urinary retention for the patient. The court ordered the doctor's insurer to pay Rs 2 lakh in compensation. The case began with a complaint from a man alleging negligence during kidney-stone surgery.
On March 26, the patient underwent surgery to remove a 20 mm kidney stone. However, after the surgery, he developed severe symptoms including persistent blood in urine, clot formation, urinary retention and intense pain. His condition worsened, leading to referral to Batra Hospital and Medical Research Centre in Delhi on April 7, where angiography detected a large segmental branch pseudoaneurysm in the lower pole of the kidney.
The doctor was held responsible for failing to refer the patient to a higher facility sooner and for not providing timely post-operative care. The court noted that negligence occurs when a person fails to perform a duty as a reasonably prudent person would, resulting in damage. In this case, the delay in escalating treatment and the doctor's actions constituted medical negligence.
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