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Re: Does OB have the right to sit in on surgery?

From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 30 Mar 2000 08:40:37 -0600 (CST)


At Thu, 30 Mar 2000, anonymous wrote: >

I am not a Dr. and I am sure that the Drs. will respond to this. But my first thought is that your obgyn will be the one that you would see if you had any breast problems so I don't see it as out of the ordinary for him to want to check your breasts after the surgery..I would want to know exactly how he would be assisting with the surgery.

>Hi I have a rather simple question to ask of the Dr.s here.Is it a
>normal procedure or at least not out of the ordinary for an OB/GYN (or
>maybe any physician) to sit in on a patient's surgery even though it has
>nothing to do with his field of study? My OB knows I am getting breast
>augmentation done and he referred me to a good Plastics doc. Well my Ob
>suggested I come to him afterwards and he would check the Dr.'s work.
>Then he told me he would be there for my surgery in the room assisiting.
>He said he found the surgery interesting. Is this proper for an OB to
>sit in on such a surgery w/o any training in that field? Should I ask
>for him not to be there? Is this a normal happening if a doc finds a
>surgery interesting that they can sit in on any type of surgery they
>want? Thanks for any input.
>
>Jill






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