Chandigarh Consumer Commission Orders Healing Hospital and its Three Specialist Doctor to Pay ₹50 Lakhs After IV Cannula Leads to Gangrene and Amputation of Fingers
Chandigarh Consumer Commission ordered Healing Hospital, gastroenterologist, neuromedicine specialist and plastic surgeon to pay ₹50 lakhs after a routine IV cannula led to compartment syndrome, gangrene and amputation of four fingers. The patient suffered 85% permanent disability. The judgment exposes serious lapses in hospital monitoring and patient safety.
