Karachi [Pakistan], August 12 : A Karachi court has ordered Civil Hospital Karachi to pay PKR 6.5 million in compensation to a woman who suffered complications following an allegedly incorrect surgery at the hospital, ARY News reported.
The Senior Civil Judge (South) passed the order in a compensation case filed by Najma Rizwan against Civil Hospital Karachi and directed the hospital to pay the compensation of PKR 6.5 million within 60 days, according to the report.
As per ARY News, Rizwan was admitted to Civil Hospital Karachi on November 3, 2015, for the delivery of her child and underwent surgery. She was discharged on November 6.
Her lawyer told the court that her health deteriorated after discharge, with abdominal pain, swelling and other complications. She later sought treatment at another hospital, where doctors allegedly found that the surgery performed at Civil Hospital Karachi was incorrect.
The counsel argued that negligence during the surgery caused several additional health complications.
After hearing the case, the court ruled in Rizwan's favour and ordered Civil Hospital Karachi to pay PKR 6.5 million in compensation, ARY News reported.
A day earlier, the Consumer Protection Court (East) had ordered a private hospital in Karachi to pay PKR 500,000 in compensation to a woman over deficient services and alleged medical negligence, according to ARY News.
The court also directed the hospital to pay PKR 200,000 in litigation costs and waived a disputed additional bill of nearly PKR 1.8 million.
However, the court dismissed the woman's claim for a refund of PKR 2.2 million paid for hip replacement surgery, as well as her separate claim for PKR 4.516 million in damages for nursing care, physiotherapy and medicines.
According to Ary News, the court observed that even the hospital's own doctor could not explain how a catheter that was initially positioned correctly ended up inside an artery, the report said.