NCDRC Acquits Carmel Hospital and Doctor, Saying Infection Was Not Due to Negligence During Surgery
Moneylife Digital Team
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The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has granted relief to a Kerala-based hospital and its doctor who performed laparoscopic appendectomy surgery on a patient suffering from acute appendicitis after noting that the doctor made the correct diagnosis and treated the patient as per the standard practice.
The revision petition was filed by Eldho David, father of the patient (Sheba David) against Dr Denny Kuttikat and Carmel Hospital at Ernakulam in Kerala challenging the order of the State Commission.
The case relates to 2010, when on 22 February 2010 the complainant s daughter was taken to the casualty at the treating hospital for severe abdominal pain. It was diagnosed as acute appendicitis and the casualty doctor advised immediate surgery. On 23 February 2010, the doctor performed laparoscopic appendectomy and after two