The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission upheld the decision of the State Commission in Vijayawada, dismissing a medical negligence complaint related to the death of a 53-year-old woman with advanced chronic kidney disease. The Commission concluded that the allegations were not supported by credible evidence and that the treating doctors had followed reasonable standards of care. The patient, a 53-year-old woman from Visakhapatnam, was diagnosed with Stage 5 chronic kidney disease and was initially treated at a private hospital. She was advised to undergo hemodialysis three times a week, which helped stabilize her creatinine levels.
She had also been using herbal medications for over a year prior to this. On medical advice from acquaintances, she sought a second opinion at a second hospital. There, she continued dialysis and initially showed improvement. However, her clinical…
