Circumcized on a vent?

Specialties NICU

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I'm afraid to open this can of worms but....

I was on another forum and they were discussing circ'ing unstable babies. One person said her friend's baby was circ'ed while he was on a vent! This seems crazy to me!

Please tell me this is not happening. I live and work in an area with a low circ rate to begin with so it totally boggles my mind.

Do some doctors do this???

Specializes in NICU, Post-partum.

I am in 100% support of circumcision.

However, I don't think that circumcising a baby on a vent is a smart decision.

If a baby is on a vent, it is not stable.

To me, that is bad medical practice.

Period.

If I were that nurse, no way would I have been a party to that.

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Specializes in NICU, Post-partum.
VERY few insurances pay for cosmetic surgery. These people's hospital bill is going to be through the roof as it is, why add an out of pocket expense? Let alone an necessary surgery during critical care. I would be shamed of a doctor that would be willing to do it...:o

Insurance companies pay for circumcisions.

Never saw one that refused to pay for it.

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Specializes in Community, OB, Nursery.
Insurance companies pay for circumcisions.

There are a few in this area that no longer do.

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There are a few in this area that no longer do.

GOOD!!!

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Specializes in NICU.

I know in many states, including mine, Medicaid won't pay for it. I really don't know about private insurance companies.

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Specializes in NICU, Post-partum.

In my state, Medicaid will pay for circ's and all the major insurance companies do cover it.

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