Expect 20 lac compensation for extravasation of IV Fluids causing cellulitis and gangrene leading to amputation; It is frequent in the wards of hospitals to see patients developing extravasation of drugs and fluids into subcutaneous tissue leading to thrombophlebitis, swelling, discolouration, cellulitis, compartment syndrome, gangrene rarely leading to amputation. Honourable Supreme Court in August 2014 in a case involving one of the renowned Hospital and now Bombay High Court on 21st December 2015 in a case involving a Municipal Corporation Hospital have established a benchmark compensation of approximately 20 lacs for such cases. This is an important development which has escaped the attention of the medical community to date.
The patient in question in the case decided by Bombay High Court was suffering from cerebral malaria and meningitis, was restless and uncooperative. Negligence…
