Thursday, December 9, 2010

Really?

Was it really necessary to put a 95 year old under general anesthesia and perform an exploratory laparotomy just to dignose a fecal impaction? Just asking.

3 comments:

  1. Ha! I once had a surgical consult re: gallbladder removal on a 90-something year old lady with new onset a-fib and an AAA ready to explode. The surgeon wrote the following on the consult sheet:

    You've got to be kidding me.

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  2. @dianamican Yaayy! A Doctor using some common sense :)

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