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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.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by JoeMerchant on Thursday March 01 2018, @04:21PM
Bottom line: the doctor used his M.D. judgement and made a call which resulted in an outrageous story headline - regardless of his medical acumen, he obviously is out of touch with what society will (try to) do to him after the story gets around, or maybe this is his way of seeking his 15 minutes of fame - who knows.
M.D.s use devices off-label all the time, but re-use of labeled single-use devices is one that most hospital legal departments will frown upon, heavily. The only thing that Sanjiv could possibly have been attempting to do with this off-label re-use is to save a little money - now, if he went full disclosure with his patients and gave them two-tier pricing options... maybe, just maybe that might fly, but I've never met an M.D. that's this forthcoming with patients about the choices that the M.D. makes in their care.
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