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See my other post in this thread about this, but I disagree. Even other surgeons often do not know how good another surgeon is - unless they have operated with
by conorh 13y ago
See my other post in this thread about this, but I disagree. Even other surgeons often do not know how good another surgeon is - unless they have operated with them directly.
- jessaustin 13y agoMany members of my family have been on the staffs or in the employ of various hospitals. From what I've heard, if one has an inside connection it would be very difficult to avoid learning of a particular surgeon's poor therapeutic outcomes. It's true that past results are not perfect indicators of future results, but unless you just transferred to this hospital, every nurse on every floor has a firm opinion of whether she'd let you operate on her family.
- conorh 13y agoI guess it depends on who you ask. My wife (a surgeon) says that this is often not true for most of the staff. For example if you ask the OR/Floor nurses they will know if the surgeon is truly terrible, but in her experience (hearing from the nurses) she says that she is often surprised by who they think is a good surgeon. She does say however that the anesthesiologists working with the surgeon usually have a good idea.
- jessaustin 13y agoI'm sure she's right, in that many nurses, administrators, and non-surgical physicians wouldn't have the nuanced understanding of surgical ability that she does. Just the same, I expect their rough sorting isn't too far off the mark. They certainly know more than the general public!