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Dr. Sanjiv K. Patankar, an East Brunswick-based colon and rectal surgeon, allegedly washed and reused the small, flexible catheters that are "inserted into patients' rectums during medical procedures," the statement said.
So nasty! What kind of doctor would not even take basic sanitary measures?
Between this and the doctor that branded people's livers, I may just get friend, a bottle of Jack Daniels and a toolbox for any needed medical procedures in the future.
How much money did this guy save by putting the health of his patients at risk, SMH!!!!!!!!
I'm not defending what he did, but I think you missed the point. He had no financial interest in this. He ordered new catheters that were required to perform needed tests, and when he couldn't get them, had his staff resterilize the used ones so he could continue to treat patients. There are plenty of cases where hospitals and physicians have to settle for suboptimal equipment (not re-used catheters but the wrong tool for the job) because the supply chain is broken somewhere. I'd like to hear why there was an eleven month backorder on these catheters. Maybe the catheter company was going out of business, or a competing company folded, so this company had more orders than they could fill. We've tried to trim so much fat out of healthcare that there are no spare supplies stockpiled anywhere. I waited an extra month for a procedure last year because the hospital that employed my surgeon told her that she'd already used up her allotment for ordering new supplies for the month and wasn't permitted to order what I needed until the next month. Supply problems happen all the time in healthcare.
Dr. Sanjiv K. Patankar, an East Brunswick-based colon and rectal surgeon, allegedly washed and reused the small, flexible catheters that are "inserted into patients' rectums during medical procedures," the statement said.
I'm sorry but even if there was an 11 month backorder he should not have reused a medical device that is in contact with feces and bodily fluids. I know this happens alot more than we would like to believe. I know a woman who worked for a optometrist that reused equipment that would have been considered a biohazard. He need to have his medical license revoked for life.
I'm not defending what he did, but I think you missed the point. He had no financial interest in this. He ordered new catheters that were required to perform needed tests, and when he couldn't get them, had his staff resterilize the used ones so he could continue to treat patients. There are plenty of cases where hospitals and physicians have to settle for suboptimal equipment (not re-used catheters but the wrong tool for the job) because the supply chain is broken somewhere. I'd like to hear why there was an eleven month backorder on these catheters. Maybe the catheter company was going out of business, or a competing company folded, so this company had more orders than they could fill. We've tried to trim so much fat out of healthcare that there are no spare supplies stockpiled anywhere. I waited an extra month for a procedure last year because the hospital that employed my surgeon told her that she'd already used up her allotment for ordering new supplies for the month and wasn't permitted to order what I needed until the next month. Supply problems happen all the time in healthcare.
I don't buy the supply chain argument, otherwise colorectal surgeons across the country would be doing this.
The catheter is available in a form that is designed to be disinfected and reused. He should have bought some of those.
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