"Did the patient have vascular problems since childhood? The family didn't inform us about this. Fortunately, we didn't rush to surgery, otherwise the risk factors would have been exponentially higher."
A few department heads listened and felt quite alarmed.
It is customary to understand a patient's medical history and underlying conditions before surgery. Such important information wasn't provided by the family, nor did anyone ask.
This also reveals a problem regarding responsibility.
It could even be considered a procedural loophole.
Cardiothoracic Surgery thought the patient was already admitted and assessed by the Emergency Department and Cardiovascular Department. Whatever medical history there might be should have already been clarified, right?
So they simply didn't consider it further.
"Several department heads here are experts in cardiology. What do you think is the cause of the patient's systemic arterial vascular malformation?"
