Boss came down to
Lem with a complaint letter last week; the letter was about a pubis fracture.
An elderly female had presented to ED for pain over multiple site after fall. K
had seen her and later told the family that there is possible fracture over
left pubic bone and she was discharged later for orthopedic follow-up
On follow up, our
young orthopedic had told the family that there is no definite fracture and
refuse to comply to state that it is possible fracture over the pubic bond despite
the pain over the relevant area.
The patient was
brought elsewhere and later the fracture was confirmed. The family had written
the letter asking us politely that what should they do in the future if 2 doctors
in the same hospital had different diagnosis on the same patient….
Nothing to shout,
we do make mistake from time to time, but yet sometimes, don’t be over
confident….
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