A couple whose child was born with Down's syndrome and congenital heart disease has filed a medical negligence complaint against Narayana Health, Whitefield unit, at Kadugodi police station.

Suffering from pain in the upper abdomen, Gourangaapproached Dr. Roy who diagnosed Cholelithiasis and performed laparoscopic cholecystectomy. After more than five years, the terrible pain in the upper abdomen returned and Gouranga approached another surgeon who diagnosed jaundice and performed a CT scan which further reported presence of metallic sutural clips.

Recording treatment details is one of the first things that healthcare practitioners must do. While giving care to the patients is their first duty, the law is clear on importance of maintaining and noting observations of the treatment.

In a disturbingly shocking incident, the Commission came down heavily on doctors for their apparent lack of diligence and their haste in treating one of their patients.

It is a usual tendency to blame the treating doctor or hospital when desired outcome of the treatment is not received. The pitch of the blame gets even higher in an unfortunate event of patient’s death.

This case is about questions. Questions such as why a nursing home not equipped with appropriate facilities would admit a patient that may require those facilities? 

In a disturbingly shocking incident, the Commission came down heavily on doctors for their apparent lack of diligence and their haste in treating one of their patients.

In an unfortunate road accident, Dhani Ram suffered severe injuries on his left leg. He was rushed to the emergency ward of St. Stephen Hospital and was under the care of Dr. Varghese. The doctor noted that the peripheral pulses were absent and hence, performed an angiogram and exploration of popliteal artery with embolectomy was done.