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re: Go into surgery with two kidneys, come out with one
Posted on 8/16/18 at 2:53 pm to Areddishfish
Posted on 8/16/18 at 2:53 pm to Areddishfish
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in the consent forms they had you sign, the surgeon could make "other corrections" if he felt necessary
It's standard for surgical consents to include "any other procedures deemed medically necessary" because you can't always anticipate exactly what you'll find inside. The surgeon could MAYBE argue that he saw something wrong with the right kidney that led to the decision to remove it. However, removing the kidney without consent and leaving the adrenal gland that was supposed to be taken out is pretty much indefensible. His malpractice carrier will settle with her for a hefty sum.
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Posted on 8/16/18 at 2:54 pm to Areddishfish
so worth the money shes going to get
Posted on 8/16/18 at 2:57 pm to TechDawg2007
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She is about to get PAID
No doubt, but I'm sure after all the weekly dialysis and the fact her life has just been shortened, I'm willing to bet that money isn't going to make her the least bit happy.
Posted on 8/16/18 at 3:02 pm to Areddishfish
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a bad look on the surgeon.
It's a little more than a bad look.
Posted on 8/16/18 at 4:13 pm to Areddishfish
She probably will get paid because the majority of medical cases settle instead of going to trial anyway. Not necessarily because the physician did anything wrong.
More details would be necessary. The adrenal gland and kidney are very closely associated.
It's very possible that the mass was involving the kidney and needed to be removed but for whatever reason the mass was subtotally resected requiring a second surgery. But who knows, we are only gettinginited details here.
More details would be necessary. The adrenal gland and kidney are very closely associated.
It's very possible that the mass was involving the kidney and needed to be removed but for whatever reason the mass was subtotally resected requiring a second surgery. But who knows, we are only gettinginited details here.
Posted on 8/16/18 at 4:21 pm to Areddishfish
I’m not a doctor, but I’m just not sure how a surgeon removes an adrenal gland instead and places it in the little metal bucket and thinks to himself “got it”. Also, nobody else noticed? I’ve had my fair share of operations and EVERY time at every hospital the surgeons come in and state clearly and ask clearly what the purpose of the operation is. She’ll get paid.
Posted on 8/16/18 at 4:27 pm to weagle99
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I thought they marked the kidney with a sharpie before surgery in order to avoid this?
Yeah, this. Not only mark it, but I thought like three or four people sign the area as well. Patient, nurse, surgeon, etc. so that mistakes don't happen and everyone agrees on what is to be done.
Posted on 8/16/18 at 4:31 pm to GEAUXT
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The surgeon could MAYBE argue that he saw something wrong with the right kidney
No he can't; that's admitting a huge frickup. To even SEE the right kidney, he'd have already had to have committed massive malpractice and cut open the wrong side of the patient.
EDIT: Nevermind. I misread. I thought it was a left/right thing and not an adrenal gland/kidney/TigerstuckinMS can't fricking read kind of thing.
This post was edited on 8/16/18 at 4:33 pm
Posted on 8/16/18 at 4:41 pm to weagle99
quote:They do.
I thought they marked the kidney with a sharpie before surgery in order to avoid this?
I had surgery on my left shoulder and no less than 5 people came into my room and wrote on my left shoulder before the surgery.
Posted on 8/16/18 at 5:38 pm to Areddishfish
Posted on 8/16/18 at 5:50 pm to Areddishfish
That’s pretty bad. I can understand going to remove and adrenal tumor, finding it more advanced that originated balky thought and having to take the kidney with the adrenal gland.
But to go in for adrenal Surgery, Miss the adrenal and remove he kidney by itself is unfathomably bad.
Also interesting that the guy is a colorectal surgeon but he was trying to remove an adrenal gland.
But to go in for adrenal Surgery, Miss the adrenal and remove he kidney by itself is unfathomably bad.
Also interesting that the guy is a colorectal surgeon but he was trying to remove an adrenal gland.
This post was edited on 8/16/18 at 5:58 pm
Posted on 8/16/18 at 5:55 pm to Areddishfish
When the surgeon found out his mistake he said “You gotta be kid-n-ey!”
Posted on 8/16/18 at 6:01 pm to Areddishfish
"Doc, that looks like a healthy kidney."
"Shut up, I'm the surgeon. Text the country club to confirm my 1:00 tee time."
"Shut up, I'm the surgeon. Text the country club to confirm my 1:00 tee time."
Posted on 8/16/18 at 6:05 pm to memphis tiger
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Also interesting that the guy is a colorectal surgeon but he was trying to remove an adrenal gland.
In a place like Sioux Falls, you take what comes in the door. The general surgeon in our little BFE hospital also does endoscopies and skin biopsies.
Posted on 8/16/18 at 6:07 pm to Jim Rockford
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In a place like Sioux Falls, you take what comes in the door. The general surgeon in our little BFE hospital also does endoscopies and skin biopsies.
I get that. But at some point the surgeon has to be honest with himself. Adrenalectomies are a relatively uncommon operation and the surgeon should refer out of he’s not well versed in the procedure.
Posted on 8/16/18 at 6:24 pm to Areddishfish
I had a brain tumor removed. Before the surgery, some stupid frick came into the room and had a marker and put an X behind my head on my neck at the hair line (skull base).
I thought he was putting an "X" meaning "not here!". I just curiously questioned him on it and he says "oops"
I came unglued. The moron had the xray flipped (see thru) and it made the tumor appear on the wrong side.
All kind of apologies happened.
Other things happened wrong that day, and I'm currently involved in a lawsuit against the physician that fricked up. It's been 6.5 hears.still in legal crap, trial not in sight. The legal process for this shite is fricking insane.
This woman has an easier road because the physician CLEARLY was outside of the scope of the surgery. And the kidney was healthy.
I thought he was putting an "X" meaning "not here!". I just curiously questioned him on it and he says "oops"
I came unglued. The moron had the xray flipped (see thru) and it made the tumor appear on the wrong side.
All kind of apologies happened.
Other things happened wrong that day, and I'm currently involved in a lawsuit against the physician that fricked up. It's been 6.5 hears.still in legal crap, trial not in sight. The legal process for this shite is fricking insane.
This woman has an easier road because the physician CLEARLY was outside of the scope of the surgery. And the kidney was healthy.
This post was edited on 8/16/18 at 6:36 pm
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