Advice wanted from a Resident Surgery.

• Previous message: Advice wanted from a Resident Surgery.
• Next message: Advice wanted from a Resident Surgery.
• Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]

I would not have discharged someone with a WBC - 20,000 but it sounds like there were lots of other opportunities to admit and everyone passed on it also. Would have been nice if someone had repeated the WBC to see if it had gone down. Unfortunately this will be a tough one to defend.
Ron Simon, MD, FACS
Bellevue
NYC 

-----Original Message-----
From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org [mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org] On Behalf Of Dr.Asif .H.Ansari
Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 6:23 AM
To: trauma-list at trauma.org
Subject: Advice wanted from a Resident Surgery.





Hi everyone,

 

I am a resident in surgery and with 3 yrs + work exp. I need
some advice from the seniors with regard to a case for which I and others might
be investigated.

 

Day 1

A 38 female servant comes to ER c/o pain lower
abdomen-7-10days, nausea, burning urine, no constipation/diarrhea. Previous
surgery 4 yrs back  c sec. periods
normal. Preg test –ve. No known medical or surgical conditions.

History takin was difficult as pts was of sri lankan.

 

o/e febrile 38.5 C, puls- 90-95bpm, BP 120/80 mmHg

      Chest-nad

     Abd- not
distended, soft like cotton! , no guarding, no rigidity, ONLY Tendernes in
Suprapubic region, Bowel Sounds- normal. PR- NAD

 

Labs- White cell count- 20,000, other labs within normal
limits.

 

So my plan was to admit her after doing an  Chest and abdomen X ray.

 

My D/D was  1.Urinary
tract infection/cystitis

                        2.
PID

 

So after the xray, Chest Xray-nad, no free gas

                           Abdomen x ray showed  IUCD in situ!!!! When I asked here when put
in , she said 4-5 yrs, I think.

 

On co-relating all the above I thought of referring the case
to OB/Gyne resident to rule out IUCD related infection/perforation.

She saw the patient, wrote soft/lax abd. No IUCD
perforation. Gave D/D of UTI.  And
referred the case to next day clinic OBY/Gyne.

 

Patient came back and gave her Bactrim DS bid and Buscopan
tabs and gave her clinic next day morning to Urology.

 

I had discussed the case with my on call gen.surg
registrar  BUT NOT with Urology on call!

 

Day-2

 

Patients comes to OB/Gyne clinic, seen by registrar and discharged
home.

 

Day-3 



Patient presents to ER again,this time c/o vomiting and pain
upper abdomen. BP-90/60 mmHg,tender epigastrium, white cell 20,000.

So seen by Meidcal resident and Admitted as Septic Shock ,
morning 3 am.

 

Patient was badly managed and refrred to Surgery after
admission. USG abdomen-free fluid.

 

Day 3 -9 pm

When the surgeons took her to OR on inotropes, laparotomy
,showed thick pus inside, but no perforation or any other pathology. They said
most probably IUCD related ascending infection. No rupture/infection of
fallopian tubes.

Don’t remember how much was the urine output.

 

Patient post-OP was in ICU after 4 hrs arrested and declared
dead.

 

Now the sponsors of the servant lodged a complain and want
an enquiry into the case.

 

Please let me know how I can defend myself and what are the
strong points in favour of me that I decided to discharge the patient. i know deep down that i shudnt have discharged her,, but i just want to ask was  my judgment right to send her home with clinic next day.






 Thank You,

Dr.Asif Huda Ansari


 Please send a copy to e-mail listed below, so that I can reply at the earliest.

1. asifhansari at gmail.com


--
trauma-list : TRAUMA.ORG
To change your settings or unsubscribe visit:
http://www.trauma.org/index.php?/community/

• Previous message: Advice wanted from a Resident Surgery.
• Next message: Advice wanted from a Resident Surgery.
• Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]