INR 2 Mn. compensation for leaving foreign object inside patient’s body
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September - 2024, Posted On: 01 September 2024
A pregnant lady was receiving antenatal care at the hospital. She gave birth to a premature, but a healthy baby girl. After discharge, she experienced excruciating abdominal pain and bouts of vomiting. The patient was readmitted.
Unable to diagnose the exact cause of pain, the hospital referred patient to another hospital. Here too, the doctors could not pinpoint the cause of pain. The patient was then taken to a third hospital, and again to yet another hospital.