Heart surgeon infected patients with staph

SmashMouth · 12-10-2012, 04:48 PM

Officials at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center say a heart surgeon unwittingly infected five patients during valve replacement surgeries earlier this year.
The Los Angeles Times reports the infections occurred after tiny tears in the surgeon's latex surgical gloves allowed bacteria from a skin inflammation on his hand to pass into the patients' hearts. Four of the patients needed a second operation and are still recovering.
The newspaper says the outbreak in June led to investigations by the hospital and both the LA County and state departments of public health. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was also consulted.
Hospital officials tell the Times the infections were caused by an unusual confluence of events: the nature of the surgery, the microscopic rips in the gloves and the surgeon's skin condition.

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QBREES9 · 12-13-2012, 12:29 AM

What the hell is wrong with people !

Crusader · 12-13-2012, 06:37 AM

Thats sounds like a the perfect storm. I do wonder what kind of quality those gloves had.

QBREES9 · 12-13-2012, 08:43 PM

Did he need the work

12-10-2012, 04:48 PM	#1
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 37,073 Blog Entries: 29	Heart surgeon infected patients with staph Officials at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center say a heart surgeon unwittingly infected five patients during valve replacement surgeries earlier this year. The Los Angeles Times reports the infections occurred after tiny tears in the surgeon's latex surgical gloves allowed bacteria from a skin inflammation on his hand to pass into the patients' hearts. Four of the patients needed a second operation and are still recovering. The newspaper says the outbreak in June led to investigations by the hospital and both the LA County and state departments of public health. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was also consulted. Hospital officials tell the Times the infections were caused by an unusual confluence of events: the nature of the surgery, the microscopic rips in the gloves and the surgeon's skin condition. Read more: Heart surgeon infected patients with staph \| Fox News

12-13-2012, 12:29 AM	#2
QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,982	Re: Heart surgeon infected patients with staph What the hell is wrong with people !

12-13-2012, 06:37 AM	#3
Crusader Resident Swede Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Märsta, Sweden Posts: 7,991	Re: Heart surgeon infected patients with staph Thats sounds like a the perfect storm. I do wonder what kind of quality those gloves had.

12-13-2012, 08:43 PM	#4
QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,982	Re: Heart surgeon infected patients with staph Did he need the work

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