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Re: Now we get sued over undiagnosed nuchal cords.... From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com) Mon Jun 19 08:26:13 2000 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: art fougner, md: "Re: Adenomyoma/Adenomyosis" Previous message: Garry E. Siegel: "OB: nuchal cords....Father's Day on call--long and whiny" In reply to: james connerth: "episiotomy" plaintiff's verdict over nuchal cord IMHO represents defense attorney's malpractice - res ipsa loquitur - shoddy representation. who were the plaintiff's experts here? as a sonologist - i recall Dick Berkowitz admonishing me at a conference NEVER to report nuchal cord because of it's poor predictive value for outcome. i know others in this list have different opinions and i would welcome any input as to how best to report this observation if indeed we think it should be reported. art At Sat, 17 Jun 2000, Deborah Wage, FNP,CNM wrote: > >I've always hated it when my sonographers put in the comment section: > >"a single loop nuchal cord was noted". BFD. But geez, now it is a >liability. > >-- >Deborah Wage MSN, FNP,CNM > >"It requires a very unusual mind to undertake the analysis of the obvious." >Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947) > >-----Original Message----- >From: Geffrey Klein, MD <gklein@icsi.net> >To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L <ob-gyn-l@forum.obgyn.net> >Date: Saturday, June 17, 2000 4:46 PM >Subject: Re: Now we get sued over undiagnosed nuchal cords.... > >>At 4:00 PM -0500 on 6/17/00, Paul Prior MD wrote: >> >>>Seen in June OBG Management: >>> >>>(greatly condensed) >>> >>>SVD with nuchal cord. Newborn required resuscitation and dx with CP. >>> >>>Mother sued stating the physicians "should have ordered a sonogram >>>which would have revealed the umbilical cord's position and should >>>have performed an immediate cesarian section" >>> >>>Jury awarded 76 (yes, there is no decimal point there) million >>>dollars. >>> >>>Just another example of how completely out of control our (US) courts >>>are. This is absolute bullshit - what are we now supposed to do 38 >>>week u/s and section all nuchal cords we find? >>> >>I saw that one too.. there must have been more to this case than >>what was presented (I hope....) >> >>-- >>_______________________ >>Geffrey H. Klein, MD >>_______________________ >>geffrey.klein@obgyn.net >>200 Medical Center Blvd Suite 103 >>Webster, TX 77598 >>(281) 332 6723 >> >>http://www.geffreyklein.com >> -- art fougner, md A series of 1000 cases begins with but a single anecdote. Next message: art fougner, md: "Re: Adenomyoma/Adenomyosis" Previous message: Garry E. Siegel: "OB: nuchal cords....Father's Day on call--long and whiny" In reply to: james connerth: "episiotomy"

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