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Medical Negligence or Known Complication? How Should a Patient Assess What Happened?

A patient may undergo surgery, ICU treatment, delivery, diagnostic procedure or other hospital treatment expecting recovery. But sometimes the result may be unexpected: infection, bleeding, organ injury, nerve injury, vision loss, worsening condition, repeat surgery, disability or death. In such situations, families often ask whether it is medical negligence or [...]

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Medical Negligence in Kerala: What Evidence Should a Patient Collect Before Taking Legal Action?

Medical negligence concerns often arise after an unexpected death, surgery complication, delayed diagnosis, ICU deterioration, wrong procedure, lack of informed consent, post-operative infection, missing records or unexplained hospital billing. But a medical negligence case cannot be built only on suspicion, pain or dissatisfaction with the outcome. The first requirement is [...]

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Medical Negligence or Poor Hospital Records? What Patients Should Learn from the SGPGI Case

A medical negligence complaint is not decided only on suspicion, pain, dissatisfaction or an unfortunate treatment result. At the same time, hospitals cannot ignore their duty to maintain and provide proper medical records. The NCDRC decision in Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences v. Rajendra Nath Keserwani & Anr. is [...]

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