A patient filed a complaint with the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) alleging that his wife died on the same day she was hospitalized as a result of negligence in the treatment given to her in the hospital.

The SDM has sought opinion if there has been a medical negligence in managing this patient, who was 30 weeks pregnant and died within 6 hours of hospital stay.

The case is dismissed.

The patient was brought with intrauterine fetal death, jaundice and sepsis. She was managed as per standard treatment but died within 6 hours despite treatment.

Lesson: In the order, DMC/DC/F14/Comp.1183/2/2013, the Council gave its decision that prima facie there was no medical negligence in this case as standard protocol was followed in the management of the patient.