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Summary A Karachi court has ordered a private hospital to pay Rs20 million in damages after a woman died due to alleged medical negligence during a C-section.
KARACHI (Dunya News) - A court in Karachi has ordered a private hospital to pay Rs20 million in compensation following the death of a woman due to alleged medical negligence.
The court ruled that the absence of intensive care facilities during a C-section procedure constituted serious negligence.
It further observed that the failure to control excessive bleeding in a timely manner amounted to professional misconduct, highlighting that standard medical precautions were not followed.
According to the petitioner, Afzal Khan, the woman had been admitted to the private hospital for childbirth but was not provided with timely blood transfusion or adequate medical care.
The patient was later shifted to another hospital in critical condition, where she succumbed to her condition. The court also noted that the initial hospital lacked essential emergency and ventilator facilities.
The petitioner further alleged that the attending gynaecologist left the hospital immediately after the operation and only returned several hours later, by which time the patient’s condition had significantly deteriorated.
The court, taking these factors into account, directed the hospital to compensate the victim’s family for the loss.
