That is simply inappropriate behavior. Granted, even during a c-section (my wife has had two) anesthesia is quite boring. It is far easier than during a typical surgery because, after all the patient is not under. You start the epidural (most common) or spinal (emergency), flow the drugs, and that's about it.
However, yammering on the phone in the presence of a patient who is awake and under distress is unprofessional. Quite often, somebody would write up a practioner who behaved like that -- people get slapped on the wrist for less. On the other hand, brief calls during a quiet period of a surgery in which the patient is completely under is another matter. I am very sorry you had that experience. Our first child was born via emergency C-section, after 48 hours of insanely painful labor. She was turned the wrong way and, in the end, compressed her cord. I was in the room with the monitors started going down and they flew in to whisk my wife to the OR. I was already in scrubs, because a C-section was in the works, anyway, so I stood at her head during the procedure. At one point, my daughter's monitor nearly flat-lined...and came back up. My wife's anesthesia was so abrupt that she was numb up to her lips. Anyway, it was an awful and stressful situation. We were lucky, though: everyone was a colleague and all were incredibly professional and kind. Again, I am very sorry for your experience. I don't think I could have contained myself in your situation. jonheal;159447 Wrote: > This is not, I repeat, NOT a remark directed at highdudgeon's wife. It > is a comment on a PERSONAL experience. > > Our first son was born under distress and had to be yanked out via > c-section seven weeks early. My wife and I were under great stress > before, during and after because we didn't know if he was going to live > or die. But what I remember most about the birth process was the > anesthesiologist yammering away on his cell phone through the whole > thing. I was on the verge of decking his ass right there in the > operating room. The OB-GYN didn't seem to care, so I assume he was > taking care of her, but come on! HAVE A LITTLE CONSIDERATION FOR THE > FRIGGEN' PATIENT!!! > > Now, I think I'll go have some Junior Mints and calm down. -- highdudgeon Relax. It's about the music. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ highdudgeon's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2195 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30221 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
