SIXTY SECONDS ON... CONCURRENT SURGERY

摘要

A single surgeon working on two operations at the same time. It's common in leading teaching hospitals in the US. HOW DOES IT WORK? The senior surgeon is responsible for the more critical or difficult parts of a surgery but may leave more routine parts to others. Yes, according to the Boston Globe, which has been campaigning against the practice. Last week it claimed a victory when federal prosecutors opened an investigation into David Samadi (below), head of urology at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York. A high profile surgeon, he earned $6.7m (￡5.1m) in 2015.