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Re: There but for the grace of God go I . . . From: Malcolm Griffiths (Malcolm@mgriff22.demon.co.uk) Mon Apr 29 15:53:52 1996 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Malcolm Griffiths: "Fevers following an epidural" Previous message: Dennis Wieck: "Laparoscopy lists" In reply to: Douglas Krell: "Re: There but for the grace of God go I . . ." Next in thread: mborn: "Re: There but for the grace of God go I . . ." In message <31840685.AA4@roadrunner.com>, Douglas Krell <sfth@roadrunner.com> writes >Clifford J. Goodman, Jr., MD wrote: >> >> Another question/comment for the list . . . >> A friend of mine, trained after laparoscopy was fully taught in residency, >................................ Is >> there anything anyone can add to console or prepare my friend? > >Posture is so important. If he acts like he screwed up, that's what >will be perceived. Can perception be changed? Absolutely. He needs to >act like this doesn't phase him a bit. Be cool, calm, and collected but >stay in close touch with the patient every day no matter how tough it >is...of course if a suit IS filed, then stay away. > I agree. Patients and their solicitors ( =attorneys ) are only slightly less aggressive in the UK these days. My second week in my consultant post I was doing a case listed by someone else as "abdo.hyst. for fibroids". I opened her up and found no fibroids, frozen pelvis with bilateral endometriotic ovarian cysts to umbilicus. Got one ovary out, but caught one ureter with right ovary. Realised the problem, called our urologist. He wasn't too impressed with the new gynaecologist - reasonably assumed all my hysterectomies were like this one ! He fixed things up and I abandoned the hysterectomy to preserve the lower ureters and bladder. I rang her husband from the surgeons' room, told him there was a problem I needed to speak to him about. They both thought I gave an excellent service and she told all her friends how kind I'd been ! -- Malcolm Griffiths MD,MRCOG,MFFP,Cert.Mgmnt Obstetrician & Gynaecologist Luton & Dunstable Hosp.,UK. Tel: 01582-497459 (office) 01525-222849 (home) Fax: 01582-497424 email: Malcolm@mgriff22.demon.co.uk "It is dangerous to be right on a subject on which the established authorities are wrong." (Voltaire) Next message: Malcolm Griffiths: "Fevers following an epidural" Previous message: Dennis Wieck: "Laparoscopy lists" In reply to: Douglas Krell: "Re: There but for the grace of God go I . . ." Next in thread: mborn: "Re: There but for the grace of God go I . . ."

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