An anesthesiologist reportedly blinded 5
patients in one morning at an ophthalmic
surgery center while trying to administer
blocks. osmag.net/4xzdyc
Surgeons should always
change out of soiled scrubs
and hats before consulting
with family members, per
new surgical attire guide-
lines from the American
College of Surgeons.
osmag.net/c7txvs
A Massachusetts hospital that wrongly
removed a kidney from a patient blamed the
patient's outside physician, insisting that it
followed proper protocols and did nothing
wrong. osmag.net/8wcptn
An anesthesia group accused of offering free
meds to ASCs in exchange for exclusive con-
tracts agreed to pay the government more
than $1 million. osmag.net/kedwj2
The courts upheld a $3.8
million award to a man
whose 27-year-old wife
died 4 days after having
fat moved from her midsection to her but-
tocks at a medical spa. osmag.net/jy6fwj
Is it OK for colorectal patients to drink clear
liquids up to 2 hours before surgery and to
chew gum 3 times a day after surgery?
osmag.net/qyf7nq
An anesthesiologist allegedly
provided a woman he'd met
online — and several of her
friends — with heroin, cocaine
and numerous
prescription drugs.
osmag.net/dmpyo8
An anesthesiologist says he was
ordered to skimp on anesthesia to
speed patients through emergence and
discharge. osmag.net/e5prun
How did a Canadian hospital lower its ortho-
pedic SSI rate? By reducing the number of
times the OR doors were opened during
cases. osmag.net/5vgbst
An Oregon man filed a $22 million mal-
practice suit, claiming he was left para-
lyzed from the neck down because his
surgeon twice dropped an instrument
onto his spinal cord. osmag.net/bpmww2
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