Gujarat: Patient Died After Doctors Removed Kidney Instead Of Stone.
The hospital said it would pay 11 million rupees in compensation.
Identified as Devendrabhai Raval, the patient died of kidney complications. The incident occurred at KMG General Hospital in Balasinor, Mahisagar District. The deceased was name Devendrabhai. Identify Raval. The Gujarat Consumer Protection Court ordered a hospital to pay 11 rupees to compensate relatives of patients who died after kidney stone surgery. Instead of removing the stone, doctors at the hospital removed the patient’s left kidney, resulting in his death.
The incident took place in 2011 at KMG General Hospital in Balasinor District, Mahisagar District, Gujarat.
The deceased was identify as Devendrabhai Raval. The Gujarat State Consumer Dispute Settlement Commission has resolved the matter and ordered the hospital to pay 11.23 lakh rupees as compensation to the deceased’s family, citing medical negligence. The verdict came after the victim’s family filed an appeal, India Today reported.
The victim, a resident of Vanghroli Village, Kheda District, complained of severe back pain and difficulty urinating. The patient consulted dr—Shivubhai Patel from KMG Hospital, who diagnosed a 15mm kidney stone in his left kidney.
He was operate on later in September 2011.
However, doctors told Raval’s family to remove the patient’s kidney instead of the stone after the operation, citing the patient’s health. Raval had additional problems after kidney removal and was admitt to the kidney hospital in Nadiad in the Kheda region. After further complications, Rawal was sent to the Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Center (IKDRC) in Ahmedabad. Unfortunately, he died of kidney complications on January 8, 2012, while undergoing treatment.
The employer is liable for its acts and omissions and the negligence of its employees. As long as the actions were carried out within the scope and scope of the work, the report tell, citing the consumer dispute resolution commission. in Gujarat. In addition, the court ordered the hospital to pay 7.5% interest to Raval’s family in 2012.
