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Horse with no Name

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17. Especially ELECTIVE surgery. n/t

Reply to KT2000 (Reply #5)

Mon Dec 10, 2012, 07:40 PM

Dec 2012

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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