ORDER

Dr. S. M. Kantikar, Presiding Member—Complaint:

On 10.06.2009 Mr. Raj Ballav Ram, aged about 58 years (since deceased, for short the ‘patient’) visited the Out-patient Department (OPD) at Christian Medical College, Vellore (for short “CMC/Hospital”- the OP). He was known diabetic and hypertensive. Since year 2006, he was suffering off and on pain in his left arm on exertion, walking and/or climbing the stairs. His Treadmill Test (TMT) done elsewhere was positive and he informed the some to the doctors at CMC. The patient got admitted in CMC as a private patient. On next day, after examination, it was diagnosed as a case of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) [effort angina NYHA class 2].

2. On the 13.06.2009, Dr. Oomen K. George, the treating doctor advised patient to undergo ‘Coronary Angiogram’ (CAG) test and if needed, Angioplasty be done at the same setting which will be economical. On the same day, the complainants deposited Rs. 1,50,000/- in the hospital. On 14.06.2009, Dr. Oomen K George while conducting the CAG expressed that it would be better for patient to undergo Coronary Arterial By-pass Graft (CABG) surgery instead of angioplasty to avoid multiple stenting. Due to long w