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Doctor Accused of Reusing One-Use Anal Catheters on Multiple Patients

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

Fnord666 writes:

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 c0lo on Friday March 02 2018, @02:24PM (2 children)

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Friday March 02 2018, @02:24PM (#646365) Journal

    Yes. There is a risk.

    Let me ask again: " is there a quantifiable risk to patients?"
    Should I bold it next time?

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  • (Score: 2) by All Your Lawn Are Belong To Us on Friday March 02 2018, @03:42PM

    by All Your Lawn Are Belong To Us (6553) on Friday March 02 2018, @03:42PM (#646427) Journal

    And let me say it again: A risk exists, until it is proven not to be. That's the way medicine is done.

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  • (Score: 2) by All Your Lawn Are Belong To Us on Friday March 02 2018, @03:45PM

    by All Your Lawn Are Belong To Us (6553) on Friday March 02 2018, @03:45PM (#646431) Journal

    And for dessert: The guy was reusing equipment certified for single-use only. That is more than enough reason for censure, whatever the environment is. You might not like the costs. But you'd like getting CDIFF, entirely preventable if the rules were followed, even less.

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