Re: You've done enough surgery when...

From: R. Daniel Braun (rd.braun@gmail.com)
Fri Feb 23 06:30:56 2007


When you put the trochar *through* the Rt. Common Iliac artery.

When you insert the scope through the trochar and see the preanesthetic antacid lining the stomach.

When you see urine coming out the end of the tubular structure you just cut across.

When your first hyst, a 39 y/o G13 P13, on PO day 6(5 minutes prior to discharge) flips a saddle embolus and dies.

Those are the big ones that come to the front of my head.

Dan

On 2/23/07, Elrod, Darryl G Maj 48 MDOS/SGOBO < Darryl.elrod@lakenheath.af.mil> wrote: >
> You can fill in the blanks, but for me this week it is
>
> …when you nick the peritoneum overlying the aorta with your umbilical
> trocar insertion, causing a hematoma that looks concerning, having to call
> the general surgery brigade in to evaluate. Now THAT is a sinking feeling.
>
> Thankfully the patient did well and was sent home a few days later after I
> finally got the nerve to let her go.
>
> Glen
>
> //SIGNED//
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