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Re: Fetal Pulse Oximetery From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com) Tue Jul 24 14:46:23 2001 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: ainsron@msn.com: "Re: Fetal Pulse Oximetery" Previous message: Joanne Bulley, MD: "Re: Aygestin" In reply to: D. Ashley Hill, MD: "Re: Fetal Pulse Oximetery" Next in thread: 1546@yahoo.com: "Re: Fetal Pulse Oximetery" seems once again that organized medicine has been oxymoronic. editorial in latest Female Patient opines that "the nobility of medicine has been replaced by the business of medicine." that speaks volumes. art At Tue, 24 Jul 2001, D. Ashley Hill, MD wrote: > >At Tue, 24 Jul 2001, Dr Don Miller wrote: >> >>So, don't delay the delivery. Do the section if you even think about >>getting oximetry based on the tracings. The malpractice awards, time >>and trouble for an unnecessary C/S (and only if there were complications >>arising from it) are a fraction of the awards, time, and trouble for a >>damaged newborn that may be erroneusly blamed on the delay. > >One large malpractice attorney group in our area advertises heavily. A >recent series of ads states (to paraphrase) "your doctor is under >pressure from HMOs to avoid c/sections. If you think your doctor >withheld a c/section, call us immediately." Another ad states (again, to >paraphrase) that "most brain damage is due to the birth process, so call >us if you have a baby with brain damage." Finally, the same attornies >suggest demanding a cardiac stress test "every year" to rule out cardiac >disease. > >It sure does suck when lawyers are giving medical advice and spreading >false information with multi-million dollar advertising budgets. > >Ashley > >-- >D. Ashley Hill, MD >Associate Director >Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology >Florida Hospital Family Practice Residency >Orlando, Florida > -- art fougner, md A series of 1000 cases begins with but a single anecdote. Next message: ainsron@msn.com: "Re: Fetal Pulse Oximetery" Previous message: Joanne Bulley, MD: "Re: Aygestin" In reply to: D. Ashley Hill, MD: "Re: Fetal Pulse Oximetery" Next in thread: 1546@yahoo.com: "Re: Fetal Pulse Oximetery"

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