Comments on: Competency of medical care in Pahrump http://www.nyegateway.com/2009/05/competency-of-medical-care-in-pahrump.html Political commentary/genealogical interests Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:43:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: TM http://www.nyegateway.com/2009/05/competency-of-medical-care-in-pahrump.html#comment-8599 TM Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:26:46 +0000 http://www.nyegateway.com/?p=1125#comment-8599 It is really upsetting to read this article after all these years. In addition to DF's corrections, I would like to add a few more... 1) The board didn't just investigate this case. They went beyond and investigated a total of five cases. In my opinion, the board was responsible and went the distance to assess Dr. Wu's competency. At the end, Dr. Wu was found "one surgical technical error" on a case he performed in 2006. Honestly, which surgeon never made one surgical technical error? 2) The skill assessment was at University of Wisconsin which found Dr. Wu a competent surgeon. Dr. Wu didn't need any remediation courses or additional trainings. 3) The Owens and their lawyer all attended the board hearing. They never sued Dr. Wu. If Dr. Wu was so wrong, I'm sure they wouldn't let him go so easily. Between the board members (all are physicians), 3 INDEPENDENT expert witnesses and University of Wisconsin assessment, they concluded that Dr. Wu was indeed a competent surgeon. Yes, he made one surgical technical error, but how many lives has he saved? It is really upsetting to read this article after all these years. In addition to DF’s corrections, I would like to add a few more…

1) The board didn’t just investigate this case. They went beyond and investigated a total of five cases. In my opinion, the board was responsible and went the distance to assess Dr. Wu’s competency. At the end, Dr. Wu was found “one surgical technical error” on a case he performed in 2006. Honestly, which surgeon never made one surgical technical error?

2) The skill assessment was at University of Wisconsin which found Dr. Wu a competent surgeon. Dr. Wu didn’t need any remediation courses or additional trainings.

3) The Owens and their lawyer all attended the board hearing. They never sued Dr. Wu. If Dr. Wu was so wrong, I’m sure they wouldn’t let him go so easily.

Between the board members (all are physicians), 3 INDEPENDENT expert witnesses and University of Wisconsin assessment, they concluded that Dr. Wu was indeed a competent surgeon. Yes, he made one surgical technical error, but how many lives has he saved?

]]> By: Featheriver http://www.nyegateway.com/2009/05/competency-of-medical-care-in-pahrump.html#comment-1123 Featheriver Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:53:41 +0000 http://www.nyegateway.com/?p=1125#comment-1123 Thanks for the comment, DF. I don't know if I could have ever learned the detail you provided in your comment. I have a spell checker but apparently overlooked using it. Thanks for the comment, DF. I don’t know if I could have ever learned the detail you provided in your comment.

I have a spell checker but apparently overlooked using it.

]]> By: DF http://www.nyegateway.com/2009/05/competency-of-medical-care-in-pahrump.html#comment-1122 DF Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:21:51 +0000 http://www.nyegateway.com/?p=1125#comment-1122 Lets do a little anatomy lessen here folks!!! 1. If we found a mass in a colon during colonoscopy and is suspected to be a cancereous mass; that mass is tattooed with ink so you can find it during surgery (ALWAYS) 2. A PATHOLOGIST does not see patients, they are the ones who examine the specimens sent to the lab!! 3. Hemorrhoids are not in your colon they are in your anus! 4. You cannot pump air into your thoracic area because your abdomen is covered in a thick layer called peritoneum, they you have a think muscle called your diaphram that helps you breath in and out to go through. The colonoscope is a flexible scope not capable of penetrating those 2 areas!!! 5. For someone to dissect part of your colon out, I would hope they ran the colon with their fingers to find a mass before taking it out!! 6. The swelling in the upper body was more likely due to edema, reaction, cellulitis or something along that line! 7. Learn about the subject you are writing about before you blast someone in your article 8.THE PERSON WHO WROTE THAT ARTICLE NEEDS TO LEARN TO USE SPELL CHECK!!! Lets do a little anatomy lessen here folks!!!
1. If we found a mass in a colon during colonoscopy and is suspected to be a cancereous mass; that mass is tattooed with ink so you can find it during surgery (ALWAYS)
2. A PATHOLOGIST does not see patients, they are the ones who
examine the specimens sent to the lab!!
3. Hemorrhoids are not in your colon they are in your anus!
4. You cannot pump air into your thoracic area because your abdomen is covered in a thick layer called peritoneum, they you have a think muscle called your diaphram that helps you breath in and out to go through. The colonoscope is a flexible scope not capable of penetrating those 2 areas!!!
5. For someone to dissect part of your colon out, I would hope they ran the colon with their fingers to find a mass before taking it out!!
6. The swelling in the upper body was more likely due to edema, reaction, cellulitis or something along that line!
7. Learn about the subject you are writing about before you blast someone in your article
8.THE PERSON WHO WROTE THAT ARTICLE NEEDS TO LEARN TO USE SPELL CHECK!!!

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