Here's an example of what NOT to do in a surgical emergency

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Here's an example of what NOT to do in a surgical emergency

I don't know if anyone has posted about this medical menace yet, but whomp here it is:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle2279373/

http://www.cpso.on.ca/uploadedFiles/...YazdanfarB.pdf

I can not believe she didn't get her license yanked; this is just a travesty of justice.

This family " doc " decided it was a good idea to start doing plastic fantastic surgery awhile back. In 2007 she had a catastrophic surgical outcome: death.

In a nutshell, this is what happened: Yazdanfar (Y) saw a 32 year old pt , who decided she wanted liposuction of multiple regions, whom Y thought would be a great idea to do simultaneously. As documented in this "surgeon's" other cases , Y exceeded the recommended 5000 mls of total aspirate that the plastic surgery guidelines / standard of care recommend. However, Y doesn't " believe in " these guidelines.
I should note that it isn't clear if the total aspirate exceeded 5000 mls in this particular case.

Following the procedures, the pt started to go downhill: in a major way. she started to become tachy, hypotensive, then oliguric. The recovery room nurse got concerned, and alerted Y; what does she do ? Literally glances at the pt for 30 secs, and then returns to perform another procedure in the next pt. Yes , this actually happened. Her previous pt was crashing, and this doc decides it's OK to go to the next procedure. Dolla , dolla bills y'all.

Things pretty much get worse from here:

1.Pressors weren't used.
2. They waited more than 1 hour to call 911.

Y can be seen nervously pacing back and forth on the security camera, as it is obvious she has no god damn idea what to do. Finally she calls for help.

One of the worst things : anesthesia shreds the resusct'n notes taken that day on the pt. He lost his license.

When an ambulance and paramedics arrive, the pt is VSA. She died later that night in hospital.

How did this person not lose her license ?
 
A similar incident took place in Arizona not too long ago. This one involved an emergency doc doing plastics. This guy had massage therapists assisting him in surgery and his janitor working as a medical assistant. He even hired a homeopathic doctor to do some of his operations. It wasn't until 3 patients died under his care that he was put on trial. He's now serving 25 years for manslaughter.

http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region_northeast_valley/anthem/anthem-doctor-to-be-sentenced-today
 
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