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Suffering of illness by the patient after surgical procedure does not mean medical negligence

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Emedinexus    15 May 2023

The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, in the matter titled as “Dr. S. K. Jhunjhunwala versus Mrs. Dhanwanti Kumar & Anr.”, vide judgement dated 01.10.2018, said that merely showing the suffering of illness by the patient after a surgical procedure does not sum to medical negligence. A doctor can be held responsible for medical negligence only if the suffering of any such disease is because of the surgery was improperly done and that also with the degree of negligence on the part of the doctor.

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