The Economic Times

Colonoscopy without consent leads to emergency surgery: Court finds hospital relied on daughter's approval; Kerala woman gets Rs 1 lakh

Colonoscopy performed without the patient's informed consent at a Thrissur hospital led to a bowel perforation and emergency surgery, a Kerala consumer commission has ruled, ordering Mother Hospital and its doctor to pay Rs 1.03 lakh to the complainant. The case took 14 years to reach its final order.