The surgical tools left inside people often cause obstructions, tissue damage, or cause infections. The individuals are then required to endure additional surgery to remove surgical tools. Claiming "reasons of privacy", researchers withheld information about people that died from complications caused by surgical tools left inside their bodies.

Maybe medical malpractice insurance premiums wouldn't be so high if doctors stayed awake and alert during surgery, or if they at least followed standard medical practice of counting surgical tools before and after an operation. I think doctors are correct to refuse to treat patients. If they don't treat any patients, they can't leave their surgical tools inside peoples bodies! ---------------------------------------------------------- Resource Box: Copyright(C)2002 Bucaro TecHelp. To learn how to maintain your computer and use it more effectively to design a Web site and make money on Web visit http://bucarotechelp.com To subscribe to Bucaro TecHelp Newsletter Send a blank email to bucarotechelp-subscribe@topica.com ----------------------------------------------------------