Pa. Hospitals Report Surgery Errors Caught Every Day But Many Occur By Martha Raffaele | June 28, 2007 Email This Subscribe to Newsletter Email to a friend Facebook Tweet LinkedIn Print Article Article 2 Comments June 29, 2007 at 4:39 am Scared of surgery says: Like or Dislike: 0 0Heard of one idea to prevent being operated on the wrong body part. Patient should draw a big X in magic marker on where the incision is to be made. Reply June 29, 2007 at 3:45 am El Squid says: Like or Dislike: 0 0Last surgery I had, that’s exactly what the hospital did and the surgeon asked me to confirm that the X was where it was supposed to be. Simple, and effective. Reply Add a Comment Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Name * Email * Comment ΔNotify me of comments via e-mail
Heard of one idea to prevent being operated on the wrong body part. Patient should draw a big X in magic marker on where the incision is to be made.
Last surgery I had, that’s exactly what the hospital did and the surgeon asked me to confirm that the X was where it was supposed to be. Simple, and effective.