Post-surgery complications are viewed suspiciously by patients. The usual assumption is that it is the treating doctor’s mistake. Thankfully, the healthcare provider has court of law to draw the correct conclusion.

Sangita’s unfortunate fall from stairs caused quite a bit of rumble for a hospital where she went for treatment. The fall caused pain in her left ankle and back, and was rushed by her family to the hospital’s emergency ward. The attending doctors performed diagnostic tests to ascertain if the patient had suffered a fracture or head injuries.

This story is an unfortunate case of a patient who died because of a rapidly growing tumour in pancreas. What’s also unfortunate is that the treating doctor was sued by the patient’s family for not being able to detect the tumour ‘in time’. However, the court, relying on medical literature and medical records ruled in favour of the doctor.

Hospitals ought to be more sensitive towards the patient’s family and attendants. Especially if the patient is serious and admitted in intensive care. In this case, while the hospital was not held guilty of negligence, a strong remark was made for not being transparent about patient’s condition and progress.

Patients and their family suing doctors and hospitals for all kind of reasons is not new. This case is an apt example of the fact that they can also allege based on half-baked knowledge of medical science.

Shubham, a young seven year old boy, was taken to Dr. Jangid with complain of stomach ache. Surprisingly, without arriving at a proper diagnosis, the doctor asked his compounder to administer an intramuscular injection in the boy’s left gluteal region and prescribed medicines.