Ben, Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. I enjoyed the column---although it was painful to read it. Those of us in medicine each have some similar story of when we fell short and patients were put at risk. Our "less than perfect" may cause serious harm to a patient---and that is emotionally devastating. As you know, the only surgeon who has no complications is the one who does not operate.
Ben, Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. I enjoyed the column---although it was painful to read it. Those of us in medicine each have some similar story of when we fell short and patients were put at risk. Our "less than perfect" may cause serious harm to a patient---and that is emotionally devastating. As you know, the only surgeon who has no complications is the one who does not operate.