J Vasc Surg. 2012 Dec;56(6):1761-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2012.10.063.
The question of an impaired surgeon dilemma.
Source
The Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex. Electronic address: jwjones@bcm.tmc.edu.
Abstract
You are the chief-of-surgery at a major urban medical center. Dr X is a 69-year-old vascular surgeon who has been a close friend for years. Dr X has had excellent clinical results throughout her career, but recent cases reviewed by the Deaths & Complications Conference suggest that her complication rate has risen. Also, during the last year, anecdotal reports from several sources have indicated her professional behavior occasionally is somewhat uneven. This Monday morning, a surgeon with a well-known long-standing dislike of Dr X came to your office, reporting indignantly that he detected the odor of alcohol when Dr X arrived for an emergency case last evening. How should this be handled?
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