Woman gets Rs 5 Lakh compensation over surgery negligence in Chennai

The Hyderabad District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission–II has slammed a Chennai-based hospital and its doctors for gross medical negligence after they left surgical cotton and thread inside a woman’s abdomen during a procedure.

The commission directed the hospital to pay Rs 5 lakh as compensation for the woman’s physical and mental suffering, along with Rs 20,000 towards litigation costs. It also ordered compliance within 45 days.

According to the case details, T Alekhya, a resident of Hyderabad, underwent



surgery at KHM Hospital in Chennai on October 19, 2015, and delivered a baby girl. After paying a bill of Rs 1.2 lakh, she was discharged on October 24.

In 2020, following recommendations from doctors, she underwent diagnostic tests that revealed surgical gauze and thread had been left inside her abdomen, causing a dangerous bacterial infection. Another surgery was performed to remove.

Alekhya subsequently filed a complaint with the Hyderabad Consumer Commission, accusing the hospital and the surgical team of negligence.