Massachusetts board says Doc halted surgery for bank trip

GOOD, NOW IF WE CAN STOP PERSONAL PHONE CALLS ON THE CELL PHONE WHILE PERFORMING SURGERY.....THAT WOULD BE A GOOD THING

SO SAYS MARTHA STEWARD

have a surgeon who has stopped mid surgery to eat lunch.... I don't work OR, but no one reported him.

I think it would be more dangerous for the doc to go through those long procedures (>4h) without a break. I would be all for my doc stopping for a bite, so long as the pt was stable.,

Orthopaedic surgeons have to be as strong as an ox. But they're usually at least twice as smart!

Love

Dennie

And, as someone pointed out on the Today show this morning, not only did the doc go AWOL, but he was clearly completely distracted and concentrating more on his finances than on his patient even when he WAS physically present in the OR.

This article was also printed in my local news paper today. Unbelievable! I only have 2 words........Direct Deposit.

Linda

Originally posted by Stargazer

And, as someone pointed out on the Today show this morning, not only did the doc go AWOL, but he was clearly completely distracted and concentrating more on his finances than on his patient even when he WAS physically present in the OR.

So it would be safe to say that he WASN'T laughing all the way to the bank!