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Re: malpractice case - conclusion From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com) Sun Jan 27 18:37:12 2002 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Geffrey Klein, MD: "Re: GYN: Prior abdominoplasty--for LAVH" Previous message: Gail Waldby MD: "Re: GYN: Prior abdominoplasty--for LAVH" In reply to: RModugno@aol.com: "malpractice case - conclusion" Next in thread: Braun, R. Daniel: "Re: malpractice case - conclusion" well there you go - as the physician extender ( hamburger helper anyone? ) becomes the rule rather than the exception, look for more of these cases coming to a court room near you. America, what a country! just my opinion - i could be wrong. art At Sun, 27 Jan 2002, RModugno@aol.com wrote: > >In this case, three physicians were sued - the physician who had done the >laparoscopy 2 years before, the physician who was in the office the day she >was in the office, and the on call physician who advised calling 911. > >Subsequently, a forth physician - the owner of the practice and his >corporation was sued, and the other three physicians were dropped from the >suit. > >It was the contention of the plaintiff that it was the standard of care that >the nurse should have read the chart, shown it to the physician in the >office, determined that the patient was at risk for an ectopic and then >followed with serial hcgs, ultrasounds, etc. > >Some questions still remain in my mind: > >1) Is it below the standard of care to see the patient for a "pregnancy test >only", then set her up for an appointment in three weeks time when she is one >week late for her menses after giving her instructions outlining the symptoms >of miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy? Do you all do as Geff does and see all >patients who come in for a pregnancy test on that day no matter the length of >gestation? >2) Was failure to read her chart below the standard of care? >3) Joe said it best - that stupidity is not criminal. However it is with the >greatest "degree of medical certainty " that this woman would have survived >if her acute symptoms had been reported earlier. > >Steve Ory MD, nationally-renowned for his work on ectopic prgnancy was a >defense expert for this case. > >Thanks for your replies. > >Robert Modugno MD MBA FACOG >Marietta, GA -- art fougner, md ich bin ein New Yorker Next message: Geffrey Klein, MD: "Re: GYN: Prior abdominoplasty--for LAVH" Previous message: Gail Waldby MD: "Re: GYN: Prior abdominoplasty--for LAVH" In reply to: RModugno@aol.com: "malpractice case - conclusion" Next in thread: Braun, R. Daniel: "Re: malpractice case - conclusion"

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