Senior Gynaecologist fined for doing Anomaly Scan as it missed the Anomaly, Important Judgment

According to https://advrohiterande.blogspot.com/2023/01/a-senior-gynaecologist-fined-for-doing.html it appears to be a case of medical malpractice where Dr. Usha Mukhi, a gynaecologist, is being held liable for not detecting a congenital abdominal wall defect during an ultrasound examination of a patient's pregnancy. The patient, Seema Deswal, argues that the Dr. Mukhi should have referred her to a qualified radiologist and that the anomaly could have been detected earlier and the baby could have been aborted within 20 weeks of pregnancy. The case was initially dismissed by the District Forum, but was later allowed by the State Commission which ordered Dr. Mukhi and the insurance company to pay a lump sum of Rs. 3 lakh along with interest and compensation for mental and physical harassment and litigation expenses. The case is now under revision. The commission also directed the National Medical Council to formulate stringent guidelines to regulate Antenatal USG protocols to especially the TIFFA Scan (level-II scan), which should be done by experts.

This is an important judgement for Radiologists doing Level Antenatal ultrasounds.