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Current Medical Malpractice and Liability Environment
A recap of a compelling ACS Conference talk that challenged the widely-cited claim of 98,000 annual deaths from physician negligence by exposing flaws in the source study, and made the case that effective tort reform is essential to controlling insurance rates and preserving patient access.
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More shit
A detailed account of taking a critically ill patient back to the OR for bowel leakage, discovering interloop abscesses and a small bowel perforation, and managing the case with an ileostomy, colostomy revision, and an open abdomen using a Bogota Bag.
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Cars looted
On a birthday morning, the family discovered their cars had been burglarized overnight, with valuables including a purse, checkbook, credit cards, and a Game Boy stolen -- prompting a long day of account cancellations and a hard-learned lesson.
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Busy week
A hectic week of ten surgical cases concludes with general surgeons convening to draft a proposal to hospital administration seeking compensation for ER call coverage.
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Vacuum
A brief musing on the one-sided nature of blogging -- writing into the void with no expectation of a response, and finding that oddly therapeutic.
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What I Wanted
A frustrated venting after a radiologist performed the wrong exam without calling to confirm the order, leaving the patient with an unnecessary charge and the surgeon without the study he needed.
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Insomnia Posting
A candid note explaining how busy surgical days leave no time for writing until the house is quiet, and even then insomnia keeps the mind racing.
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Age Part 2
A brief, somber follow-up noting the passing of Winnie Cozier at 102 years old.
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Age
A brief, somber note on learning that a family friend at 101 years old is developing serious heart failure.
