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Do post, I am sure there aren't any hungry civil lawyers runnin' around these parts. 🙄
 
Obedeli said:
Do post, I am sure there aren't any hungry civil lawyers runnin' around these parts. 🙄
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well if it you already killed someone, people would already know. 🙄
 
I agree with above. This probably isn't a good idea. Although it is interesting....

But Hindsight being 20/20, I'm sure a lot of people have made "mistakes", shouldn't matter if it caused a death or harm.
 
BatmanMD said:
I agree with above. This probably isn't a good idea. Although it is interesting....

But Hindsight being 20/20, I'm sure a lot of people have made "mistakes", shouldn't matter if it caused a death or harm.
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That's why physicians have regular M&M conferences - to discuss their mistakes in a constructive manner while in a legally protected setting. When you are in med school and residency, you will be able to attend a fair number of these conferences.

The internet, while relatively anonymous, is not considered a protected environment, and therefore it's not a good idea to post anything of this nature.
 
AJM said:
That's why physicians have regular M&M conferences - to discuss their mistakes in a constructive manner while in a legally protected setting. When you are in med school and residency, you will be able to attend a fair number of these conferences.

The internet, while relatively anonymous, is not considered a protected environment, and therefore it's not a good idea to post anything of this nature.
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Ok maybe the title should be renamed, "have you ever made a big mistake?" lol
 
Every physician will make a mistake that will lead to a patient's death during his or her career. No exceptions. This might be a mistake of the wrong drug, wrong diagnosis, or a mistake of omission (not ordering something when it's indicated). If you don't do this during your career, you're either God or you aren't seeing enough patients. It will happen, although we try our best to prevent it.
 
sry, didnt know it was so hush-hush.. But it is something that i often worry about if i were to go into medicine..
 
southerndoc said:
Every physician will make a mistake that will lead to a patient's death during his or her career. No exceptions. This might be a mistake of the wrong drug, wrong diagnosis, or a mistake of omission (not ordering something when it's indicated). If you don't do this during your career, you're either God or you aren't seeing enough patients. It will happen, although we try our best to prevent it.
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Not just during our careers, but most likely during residency. I'd bet we'll all be answering yes to the OP's question by the time we're boarded.
 
i think the safest answer for everyone here is that it's often hard to say. i mean, i'm sure we've all heard of such and such a physician not following the protocol, or even giving someone the wrong med or a med they're allergic to, and things somehow turned out fine! when a patient dies, save for a few cases here and there, how do we ever know for sure whether that patient died because of what landed them in the hospital versus what we did to them? it's hard to tease these things out with comorbidities. and for all we know, a number of established treatment plans right now are causing thousands of patients grief down the road (new drugs, untested surgical procedures like bariatric surgery etc). like someone else said, doctors aren't infallible, especially in a field that isn't quite black and white. medicine is an art.
 
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