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Fatal case of Misdiagnosis: A case report

Raghavendra Babu Y.P. , Raghavendra Babu Y.P. , S. Manjunath , Prashanth Narayan Dixit

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Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology 4(2):p 83-86, . | DOI:
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With increased incidence of litigations against doctors even for frivolous/ flimsy reasons, it is pertinent for a practicing doctor to be aware of basic degree of skill and care expected of him while he is fulfilling his professional obligations. In spite of this known fact doctors do error simply neglect the basic level of skill that is required of him and involve in unnecessary litigations. A case is reported where in simple error in diagnosis resulted in the death of a patient posted for elective abdominal hysterectomy.

Keywords: Negligence; hysterectomy; skill; litigation; doctor.

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  • Raghavendra Babu Y.P.
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  • Raghavendra Babu Y.P.
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  • S. Manjunath
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  • Prashanth Narayan Dixit
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