Comments on: Study say’s Sharpies can be reused over and over in surgeries without risk of infection – still unsafe to leave inside patient http://www.geardiary.com/2008/10/21/study-says-sharpies-can-be-reused-over-and-over-in-surgeries-without-risk-of-infection-still-unsafe-to-leave-inside-patient/ Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lexhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/10/21/study-says-sharpies-can-be-reused-over-and-over-in-surgeries-without-risk-of-infection-still-unsafe-to-leave-inside-patient/#comment-40232 Lex Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:24:40 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=15546#comment-40232 Photo caption; "Vee ah goink to put in some moah brain mattah right heah." Photo caption; “Vee ah goink to put in some moah brain mattah right heah.”

]]> By: doogaldhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/10/21/study-says-sharpies-can-be-reused-over-and-over-in-surgeries-without-risk-of-infection-still-unsafe-to-leave-inside-patient/#comment-40225 doogald Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:05:15 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=15546#comment-40225 I had wrist surgery a few years ago and, when given the sharpie, I wrote "No!" with a big X on my left wrist, and wrote a big "YES!" on my right forearm, not all that close to the area being incised. I wasn't too worried about infection. I had wrist surgery a few years ago and, when given the sharpie, I wrote “No!” with a big X on my left wrist, and wrote a big “YES!” on my right forearm, not all that close to the area being incised. I wasn’t too worried about infection.

]]> By: questionfearhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/10/21/study-says-sharpies-can-be-reused-over-and-over-in-surgeries-without-risk-of-infection-still-unsafe-to-leave-inside-patient/#comment-40222 questionfear Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:10:48 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=15546#comment-40222 Interesting. What always worries me more is the part where they ask you to mark the area/if they are marking the right area. When I had ACL surgery last May, my doctor double checked that he was marking the correct leg, which was good, but I was tempted to ask if the MRI, X-Ray, and charts he presumably had didn't already indicate that. Also, if he got in there and my ACL was intact, he had the wrong knee. Anyhow, while it's great they can reuse the sharpies, even with the high cost of medicine these days, aren't sharpies cheap enough to be disposable? Are the hospitals that strapped for cash? Interesting. What always worries me more is the part where they ask you to mark the area/if they are marking the right area. When I had ACL surgery last May, my doctor double checked that he was marking the correct leg, which was good, but I was tempted to ask if the MRI, X-Ray, and charts he presumably had didn’t already indicate that. Also, if he got in there and my ACL was intact, he had the wrong knee.

Anyhow, while it’s great they can reuse the sharpies, even with the high cost of medicine these days, aren’t sharpies cheap enough to be disposable? Are the hospitals that strapped for cash?

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