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posted by martyb on Thursday March 01 2018, @11:31AM   Printer-friendly
from the Oh-shit dept.

Colon and rectal surgeon Sanjiv Patankar allegedly washed and reused catheters that are inserted into patients' rectum during medical procedures. The instruments, which are used to examine patients with fecal incontinence, constipation, and other possible disorders, are supposed to be thrown away after a single use.

Patankar, who practiced in East Brunswick, [New Jersey] allegedly instructed medical assistants to wash the instruments in soapy water after use, soak them in bleach solutions, and then rinse before air-drying them. The doctor also reportedly ordered to continue using a catheter that has started to break down due to overbleaching.

In a hearing conducted Dec. 19, the state said that documented evidence appears to show that between Jan. 1 and Nov. 30, Patankar's office performed 82 procedures but only five catheters were used over that period.

Source: http://www.techtimes.com/articles/217801/20171230/doctor-accused-of-reusing-one-use-anal-catheters-on-multiple-patients.htm


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  • (Score: 2) by Freeman on Thursday March 01 2018, @04:31PM (1 child)

    by Freeman (732) on Thursday March 01 2018, @04:31PM (#645837) Journal

    I'm pretty sure most everything will soon be discovered to "cause cancer in the State of California". It's only a matter of time that the "true reason" for the banning of plastic straws will come out "in the State of California".

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by SanityCheck on Thursday March 01 2018, @07:02PM

    by SanityCheck (5190) on Thursday March 01 2018, @07:02PM (#645912)

    I need a "This comment has been known to cause cancer outside the State of California" label for a lot of shit I come across on the internet.