Re: "I can do a vag hyst in 15 min..."

From: Malcolm Griffiths (Malcolm@mgriff22.demon.co.uk)
Thu Nov 20 14:59:57 1997


In message <971118195506_-1574855035@mrin86.mail.aol.com>, MajMahan@aol.com writes > >>
>I seem to remember a description in TeLinde's of one of the very first
>recorded hysterectomies taking only a few minutes. I also remember the
>patient later bled to death.
>

I haven't had one of those! Couple of my colleagues take far longer to do vag hx's and have far more instances of "return to theatre". I see on correlation between operating time and haemorrhage, blood loss or return to theatre. Exception being on e of our recent senior residents, who saw everyhting as a macho race! Malcolm Griffiths MD,MRCOG,MFFP,Cert.Mgmnt Obstetrician & Gynaecologist Luton & Dunstable Hosp.,UK. Tel: 01582-497459 (office) Fax: 01582-497376 01525-222849 (home) email: Malcolm@mgriff22.demon.co.uk http://www.obgyn.net/board/griffith.htm "CLINICAL FREEDOM IS THE LAST REFUGE OF THE CLINICALLY INCOMPETENT!" (Someone [1997])





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