NCDRC has directed Dr. Anirban Chatterjee, a vascular surgeon, and Nightingale Diagnostic & Medicare Centre Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata, to jointly and severally pay ₹ 75 lakh in compensation to a 17-year-old patient who lost her right leg due to medical negligence during a surgical procedure

The patient, Srimoyee Basu, had been experiencing swelling in her right gluteal region since 2000. Initially diagnosed as neurofibroma, the condition was later identified as an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) in 2014. Dr. Chatterjee recommended a vascular embolization procedure, which was performed on September 16, 2015, at Nightingale Hospital. During the procedure, a small amount of N-Butyl Cyanoacrylate (NBCA) glue inadvertently entered the main artery of her right leg. Despite a corrective procedure the following day, the patient developed gangrene, leading to the amputation of her right leg above the knee on September 22, 2015.

NCDRC FINDINGS:

The NCDRC awarded a lump sum compensation of ₹75 lakh, payable jointly and severally by Dr. Chatterjee and Nightingale Hospital, with an additional ₹50,000 as litigation costs. The compensation is to be paid within one month, failing which a 12% simple interest per annum will be imposed until full payment is made.