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DollarBillHines

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33. My cousin is a surgeon and says to go to a hospital only if you are out of options.

Reply to joeybee12 (Original post)

Tue Dec 11, 2012, 05:53 PM

Dec 2012

This kind of thing is far more prevalent than AMA admits.

Ironically, his mother beat simultaneous bouts with breast cancer and lymphoma.

She went to have the stent (shunt?) removed from her chest and staph killed her.

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Surgeon's infected hands led to hospital staph outbreak [View all] joeybee12 Dec 2012 OP

Did he know he had staph? Was he taking antibiotics? If he didn't know, he didn't know, gateley Dec 2012 #1

The story is brief, but it does sound like he knew... joeybee12 Dec 2012 #4

I'm speechless. gateley Dec 2012 #19

How did the bacteria survive the insane surgical scrubbing? TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #2

Hard to really tell from such a brief article, although... joeybee12 Dec 2012 #8

I smell.. sendero Dec 2012 #18

Yup! joeybee12 Dec 2012 #24

Surgeons tend to be somewhat obsessive with their scrubbing pre-op. kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #10

Thank you for an opinion from someone who is in the medical practice dballance Dec 2012 #12

Maybe he didn't scrub. It's been known to happen. n/t Avalux Dec 2012 #11

Probably MRSA. gkhouston Dec 2012 #34

You'd think an Ethical, Moral Person Would not Operate dballance Dec 2012 #3

Yeah, seems like a no-brainer... joeybee12 Dec 2012 #7

I'm sure he/she no longer operates for CYA reasons dballance Dec 2012 #13

I still think there are lawsuits coming...needless pain and suffering... joeybee12 Dec 2012 #15

Surgery makes the money KT2000 Dec 2012 #5

Or at least a lot of other shortcuts taken...nt joeybee12 Dec 2012 #6

Especially ELECTIVE surgery. n/t Horse with no Name Dec 2012 #17

How horrible. Fear of something like that happening is one of the reasons I decided not to go... slackmaster Dec 2012 #9

Yeah, me too. Arkana Dec 2012 #31

I considered a career in clinical psychology, and tested the waters for that as well. slackmaster Dec 2012 #32

Almost lost a relative from botched care there a year ago elfin Dec 2012 #14

As a nurse, I had an infected wound that was oozing profusely Horse with no Name Dec 2012 #16

HA/NA make me want to go on a rampage w/a baseball bat sometimes Care Acutely Dec 2012 #20

They will preach it and document that you were informed of infection control procedures for Medicare Horse with no Name Dec 2012 #21

don't get me started. w8liftinglady Dec 2012 #25

Eegads...that stuff can kill a compromised patient Horse with no Name Dec 2012 #26

My daughter was hospitalized for 7 months in 2006 - you would NOT believe jillan Dec 2012 #22

Oh I would believe it Horse with no Name Dec 2012 #23

My father got a staph infection ellie Dec 2012 #27

As far as I know, it is. BlueToTheBone Dec 2012 #28

Spam deleted by cbayer (MIR Team) tofayel Dec 2012 #29

Oh god, I think I just threw up in my mouth a little. Arkana Dec 2012 #30

My cousin is a surgeon and says to go to a hospital only if you are out of options. DollarBillHines Dec 2012 #33

Du rec. Nt xchrom Dec 2012 #35

If doctors want lower malpractice insurance they should stop malpracticing. byeya Dec 2012 #36