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Re: Marking surgical site for c/s and BTL From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com) Sat May 3 12:15:27 2003 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: art fougner, md: "Re: Marking surgical site for c/s and BTL" Previous message: barborza@attbi.com: "Re: OB: Another Reason NOT To Perform Newborn Circumcisions" In reply to: RModugno@aol.com: "Re: Marking surgical site for c/s and BTL" Next in thread: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: Marking surgical site for c/s and BTL" Yeah Bob - where's Rumsfeld when you need him? art At Fri, 2 May 2003, RModugno@aol.com wrote: > >In a message dated 5/2/2003 8:41:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time, >mborn@massmed.org writes: > >> I just was at a meeting and this is part of JCAHO's push for safety. All >> surgical sites must be marked and the patient identified to prevent errors. >> I agree with Jane this is overkill. But if you do not do it is a Type 1 >> sanction. >> >> Myer >> >Marking theabdomen to make sure the correct ovary is removed - fine! >Identifying the patient before C section - fine >Checking to see that she has given consent for Tubal ligation - fine! >But marking the abdomen for csection - ridiculous! - this country has gone >out of it's mind - it's time to say "Enough!" to this type of bureaucratic >insanity. >Is anyone marking the penis for circumcision? Some you can mark with a P only >- others you can write "peninsula" on them! > >Robert Modugno MD MBA FACOG >Marietta, GA >http://www.novaobgyn.yourmd.com -- art fougner, md ich bin ein New Yorker Next message: art fougner, md: "Re: Marking surgical site for c/s and BTL" Previous message: barborza@attbi.com: "Re: OB: Another Reason NOT To Perform Newborn Circumcisions" In reply to: RModugno@aol.com: "Re: Marking surgical site for c/s and BTL" Next in thread: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: Marking surgical site for c/s and BTL"

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