Il presidente della salute dei bambini l’Irlanda diminuisce dopo che il rapporto ha scoperto che i bambini dati impianti chirurgici sperimentali sono stati messi a rischio dall’acciaio “corrosivo”
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/health/chair-of-childrens-health-ireland-steps-down-after-report-finds-kids-given-experimental-surgical-implants-were-put-at-risk-from-corrosive-steel/a1345460409.html
di PoppedCork
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Typical playbook; allowed to step down, so there are no consequences.
Surgeon A still on leave, I hope the medical council go after this person who put the children at risk
https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/parents-group-calls-for-reinstatement-of-consultant-at-centre-of-spinal-surgery-controversy-1550695.html
Related story showing the response of some patient groups to this before, one assuming it’s the same surgeon.
I met Surgeon A several times while my son was going through the scoliosis system. They came across as incredibly intelligent, competent and trustworthy. While this was a terrible, terrible mistake, it was one made in an attempt to help young children with this terrible condition prevent the need for further intrusive surgery. It was done in the wrong way, but there was nothing malicious about this. On a human level, I hope Surgeon A is coping and thoughts and prayers to the affected families. All round terrible situation for all.
What was the severance package?
I honestly can’t wrap my head around how a surgeon couldn’t know the difference between medical grade steel and springs from a hardware store Edit: And not even CE marked, so some cheap piece of crap spring from China
Seriously, I’m not a doctor or a medic but even with a basic knowledge of science and just general knowledge I am aware that implantable materials require huge amounts of R&D to ensure they are inert and not able to cause biological reactions — this is a well known area of biomedical engineering. Even your dental fillings and contact lenses took decades of research to get right to ensure they are biocompatible materials. There’s incredibly sophisticated materials technology involved in implants like hip replacements and pacemakers etc etc
I just do not understand how this could happen. It seems like incredibly basic stuff. You surely should be able to assume that someone isn’t going to just use any random spring.
I feel so sorry for the kids at the heart of this and it’s just not acceptable to keep patting these systems on the head and going on about commitment to care.
This really just should not be possible in a developed country.
Surgeon A is a competent, dedicated, caring professional who tried to do some good for children with incredibly complex, life limiting pathology. He is being used as a scapegoat and has seen a lifetime of work destroyed. The only outcome of this is that Ireland is going to lose a pioneering surgeon who has dedicated his life to trying to improve the quality of life of very sick children, and it’s such a tragedy.