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Re: Sterilization From: Garry E. Siegel, M.D. (garrys@mindspring.com) Mon Feb 28 18:29:42 2005 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: Sterilization" Previous message: Dr. Ainsworth: "Sterilization" In reply to: Dr. Ainsworth: "Sterilization" Next in thread: Larry Glazerman: "Re: Sterilization" Reply: Larry Glazerman: "Re: Sterilization" The covering physician did the right thing. If she were confortable doing the tubal--based on her assessment of the patient--then it would have been OK. If not, whether due to lack of a relationship, lack of papers, bad karma, whatever, then she was smart not to have done it. This case isn't worth enough to the attorney; the letter was a fishing expedition. Garry At Mon, 28 Feb 2005, Dr. Ainsworth wrote: > >I colleague of mine asked me a question that I wanted to pass on. She >did a emergency cesarean section a year ago on a patient who had >previously signed papers for sterilization. The papers weren't >available in the hospital at the time of the surgery and she told the >patient that could not do the tubal at that time. The patient appeared >to understand, saw her postpartum and received two depo-provera >injections for birth control. The patient saw another MD who did the >tubal recently. My colleague recently received a letter from the >patient's attorney demanding that she pay ~$4000 for the sterilization >procedure because of the extra cost and inconvenience it had been to >this patient. I told her to tell the attorney to stick it in his ear >(actually it was another three letter orifice on the end of the >alimentary tract) and do not see any liability she has in these >circumstances. What do you think and what would you do?? -- Garry E. Siegel, M.D. Private Practice Roswell, GA Next message: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: Sterilization" Previous message: Dr. Ainsworth: "Sterilization" In reply to: Dr. Ainsworth: "Sterilization" Next in thread: Larry Glazerman: "Re: Sterilization" Reply: Larry Glazerman: "Re: Sterilization"

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