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janrinok
on Sunday July 24 2016, @01:33AM
from the the-hospital-didn't-see-that-coming dept.
from the the-hospital-didn't-see-that-coming dept.
Dutch News reports that six patients developed eye infections last year, after surgeries at a Utrecht teaching hospital. Four of them have each lost the sight in one eye, are suing, and have been offered a settlement, without accepting responsibility. A statement from the hospital said:
'A number of factors could have increased the risk of infection for these patients.'
[...] Jasper Keizer, who represents one of the patients, said the hospital is being much too vague. 'They should be giving more clarity about the factors which may have led to the infection,' he said. 'And if they don't, we will ask the courts to force the hospital to prove it is not responsible.'
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 24 2016, @01:48AM
So is the hospital afraid of lawsuits? Or are they covering up experimental testing? Hmmm, hawwww.
Only the second possibility would make this a worthwhile story here.
(Score: 2, Funny) by Ethanol-fueled on Sunday July 24 2016, @01:52AM
They were probably filthy refugees.
I actually had some ear surgery done there recently. Twat did you say? I cunt hear you, I have an ear infucktion!
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 24 2016, @02:23AM
They let you into the Netherlands??? Oooh, I think I get it, you were pretending to be one of the refugees during a sting operation. You didn't expect to find common cause, and now you're back in the US spreading disinformation and hoping no one links your hearing loss back! Get outta hear ya filthy dirt lover! Go on GIT!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 24 2016, @02:39AM
I think he really went to a Tijuana hospital instead.
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Sunday July 24 2016, @04:30AM
Nightclub, not a hospital. You know those donkey shows? He misunderstood and thought they were looking for a royal jackass :D
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 24 2016, @04:09PM
Brigaded! EF gets funny and I got flamebait. Gj circlejerks!
(Score: 1) by trooper9 on Sunday July 24 2016, @02:14AM
What exactly does this have to do with tech? It's lawsuits and medicine.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 24 2016, @02:30AM
A lot of tech is visually oriented. Hospital negligence could make your life in tech more difficult.
(Score: 3, Informative) by quintessence on Sunday July 24 2016, @04:26AM
What exactly does this have to do with tech?
Biotech is still tech.
One of the difficulties with nosocomial infections is a smoking gun is rarely present, so reasonable doubt usually follows whoever has the deepest pockets.
Both sides are correct inasmuch as the hospital can prove they followed standard guidelines for each procedure (latent infection, patients did not adhere to discharge instructions, etc.), or the lawyers can establish a pattern (same surgical team performed all of the surgeries, higher rate of infection compared to other hospitals, etc.) for the infections.
It being a teaching hospital, it seems probable that it was a lapse in technique, but that's still presumption.
(Score: 2) by davester666 on Sunday July 24 2016, @09:37AM
The article failed to mention that the eye that failed had been enhanced borg-style.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 24 2016, @03:08AM
It's a hospital - shouldn't they figure out the cause of infection? Where is the priority here?!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 24 2016, @03:55AM
It's healthcare. The only thing that matters is money.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 24 2016, @07:14AM
Its healthcare in Europe - it usually isn't a matter of money, but of health.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 24 2016, @07:34AM
Money always matters.
(Score: 4, Informative) by Snotnose on Sunday July 24 2016, @04:12AM
Two infections are "Um, we might have a problem here".
Three are "Uh oh, we have a problem here"
Four are "circle the wagons, either someone is experimenting without our knowledge or we've got major procedural problems"
Five are "full HRC mode! Delete all email, wipe all servers, shred printed copies, point to the guy across town with 2 TB patients"
Six are "Hosed. We are totally hosed here"
Every time a Christian defends Trump an angel loses it's lunch.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 24 2016, @06:10AM
Seven: terrorists.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 24 2016, @08:12AM
Eight: Oculus Rift
(Score: 3, Interesting) by purple_cobra on Sunday July 24 2016, @09:28AM
Yup. Our place had a few patients come down with infections following a cystoscopy (camera into the bladder) a few years ago and blitzed the entire consultation area back to bedrock before refurbishing it. The very highly paid nurse practitioner who was directly involved in the procedure for each case was, of course, allowed to continue as if nothing had happened and still works there to this day.