Posted on 02/24/2010 11:16:55 AM PST by MindBender26
A day after Rep. John Murtha passed away following gallbladder surgery at a leading Navy hospital, it has emerged that the Congressman’s large intestine was damaged during the procedure and the complications led him to be re-hospitalized n a civilian hopital before he died, according to another Pennsylvania Congressman and longtime friend.
Gallbladder removal, or cholecystectomy, is considered “routine” surgery but the truth is, no matter how common the procedure, we should never consider surgery “routine.” Dying from gallbladder surgery — although not common — can happen.
If at some point during the surgery, an inadvertent perforation is created in the bowel and the defect is not recognized during the time of the procedure, intestinal bacteria can leak into the abdominal cavity creating a severe infection in the abdomen. Of all the complications from this surgery – this is probably the most severe because the bacteria can then be absorbed into the bloodstream, which can lead to septic shock and organ failure.
Of course, if the injury is recognized during the surgery, doctors can repair the defect in the intestine and institute a very aggressive antibiotic regimen, which can help the patient recover. But at the end of the day, when dealing with this type of complication, time is of the essence, and you really have very little room to prevent significant complications.
The Pennsylvania Democrat was admitted to Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, on Jan. 31 when he developed an infection and fever, just days after having his gallbladder removed, and his bowel punctured, at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. He died four days later.
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Think about. Bethesda is probably the best government hospital there is, and as a Congresman, Murtha probably got one of their best surgeons.
Imagine what it will be like when we get this "special" medical care.
Now that is the kind of Change I Hope for 0bama gets!
Peritonitis is a rough way to go. I wouldn’t wish it on anyone...even Murtha.
That is, “I Hope 0bama gets!”
Crud, I need to check more than just the spelling on my posts...grrr
I’m glad that you dead and gone, you rascal you.
His intestines were not damaged.
Everybody knows that Murtha was full of crap and the offensive infection laden fecal matter was present everywhere within his body
ping
Good Grief I went home a couple of hours after mine.
Even with a crash after a shot of Morphine.
Wish tha same doctor would operate on Dingy Harry and
pee-losi
not to diminish if there was a botched job, but mistakes are easier to commit when you have a poor specimen to work with...
he was getting up there in years, and age can never be dismissed...
anyway, thats the way it is....maybe Murtha should have gone to Canada...
Military having unqualified foreign doctors — like from China.
Hey Mindbender:
Murtha died from a surgery complication. Using the word “malpractice” is out of line, unless you can justify that claim with facts that support it.
This happened at a NAVAL hospital, eh?
I guess it really DOESN’T pay to bad-mouth the U.S. military, does it?
;-)
Keep in mind that Murtha, as part of the "Congressional Ruling Class", had the deluxe health care package reserved for VIPs, not the type that we peasants will get.
Shouldn’t slander the military and then put your life in their hands, Murtha.
I’d say perforating an intestine when removing a gall-bladder qualifies as “malpractice”.
here’s another way to look at it... Murtha bad mouths military, particularly the Marines... Murtha goes to a military hospital cause he’s too cheap to pay out of his own pocket... doctor looks at the Murtha’s chart, remembers... doctor asks corps-man to finish surgery... Moral of the story? How would you put it? Go ahead, squeeze off a round or two.
Not exactly. Congressmen would be exempt from Obamacare.
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