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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 Subsentient on Thursday March 01 2018, @11:41PM (2 children)

    by Subsentient (1111) on Thursday March 01 2018, @11:41PM (#646090) Homepage Journal
    You could just have the nurses all lick them clean, film it 2 girls 1 cup style, and sell the clips to weirdos online.
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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 02 2018, @12:36AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 02 2018, @12:36AM (#646118)

    Oh shit. I shouldn't have googled 2 girls 1 cup. Still cleaning up my keyboard.

    • (Score: 2) by Subsentient on Friday March 02 2018, @01:51AM

      by Subsentient (1111) on Friday March 02 2018, @01:51AM (#646155) Homepage Journal
      Oh, I have worse. Much, much worse.
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