On 10.02.1997, 16-year old Alka suddenly felt a pain in her head and shoulder when she woke up. She approached the family physician who prescribed some medicines. Alka did not respond to the treatment given to her; so, on 17.02.1997, the family physician referred her to the Khosla Nursing Home. Glucose was given to her intravenously, a CT Scan was done and her disease was diagnosed as Bilateral Papilloedema which means that a patient starts seeing double images. Then, she was taken to Indraprastha Appollo Hospital where MRI was conducted. A consent note was take....

Vandana Pai consulted her Gynaecologist, Dr. (Mrs.) Soji Kurien in Sree Narayana Medical Mission General Hospital and T.B. Clinic. When she visited the hospital on 18.07.1993, some other doctor checked her (Dr. Kurien was on leave) and told her that the delivery would take place on that very day. Duty Dr. M.D. Balachandran and Dr. G.S. Venkateshan, Chief Medical Officer examined her and the drip was started. Thereafter, Vandana was left in the care of the nurses. Just before the delivery, Dr. Indira Kaimal, who was a Paediatrician, examined Vandana and assured h....

S.K. Iyengar’s 86-year old mother was suffering from (a) Diabetes Millitus, (b) Hypertension (c) Semi-Dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease.  She fell from the bed on 27.09.1997 and suffered a fracture on thighbone which required a surgical treatment.  The risks involved in the surgery were explained to S.K. Iyengar who opted for a surgery.  The surgery was carried out on 29.11.1997 and she died, after some complications, on 20.12.1997.  The Complaint filed by S.K. Iyengar was that his mother was not kept in the ICU for the post-ope....

41-year old Saroj Budhiraja felt a small lump in her left breast and consulted her family doctor, Dr. (Mrs.) Saboo, a Gynaecologist who suggested further investigation. She approached Dr. K.N. Methi who suggested a pathological test to be conducted. Dr. Malviya conducted a test known as FNAC (Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology) and according to him: ‘Features are consistent with Ductal Malignancy’.

Then Dr. Methi suggested to her that she consult Dr. A.M. Pendse. Dr. Methi also suggested that an operation had to be done in his nursing hom....

Sikha Nayak was suffering from recurring pain in the abdomen and approached Dr. M. Pramanick on 08.06.2001. On his advice, she got some tests and investigations done. After seeing the reports, Dr. M. Pramanick diagnosed the disease as Cholesystitis and advised Laparoscopic Cholsystectomy which was carried out on 14.06.2001 at the Malda Nursing Home. She was discharged on 16.06.2001. After a few days, she had severe pain in her abdomen and felt that there was swelling at the site of the operation. The doctor changed the dressing and prescribed some other medicine....