Hyderabad, Sept. 4 -- The Telangana State Consumer Commission has ordered Sree Vijaya Hospitals, Mehdipatnam, to pay compensation to a woman who suffered partial paralysis in her left leg due to alleged negligence while administering anaesthesia during childbirth.

The complainant, Naseemunisa of Hyderabad, was admitted to Sree Vijaya Hospital in 2014 for delivery under the care of Dr. V Vijayalakshmi Rao. She underwent a cesarean section during which anaesthetist Dr. Nagabhushana Rao administered anaesthesia.

Immediately after receiving the injection, Naseemunisa complained of severe pain, accompanied by a shock-like sensation in her left leg. She soon experienced numbness, loss of sensation, and persistent difficulty in walking due to ...