Surgery – Open Source Truth

Oops: Medical Errors Now The Third Leading Cause Of Death In The US

June 3, 2016TruthOpener 0

What Color Ribbon Do We Wear For That: Medical Errors Leap To Number Three Cause Of Death In Us When I had surgery on my left wrist years ago, I remember the surgeon jovially chatting with me just before I was to be wheeled into the OR. He gave me the brief, cheerful “thumbs-up, here we go champ” type speech typical of these moments.… Read the rest

Surgeon Cuts Loose, Tells All: Unnecessary Surgery – a LOT of It!

March 10, 2016TruthOpener 0

Another quote from Dr. Harris’ book makes the point: “Our research unit reviewed all orthopedic surgical procedures performed in three large public hospitals in our local area and found that of about 9000 procedures performed, only about half of the operations performed had been compared to non-operative treatment in randomized trials.”