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11:32 February 21st, 2007

If the Stooges ran an operating room…

Posted by: Robert Basler
Tags: Uncategorized

What is the worst thing that could happen during an operation? Okay, I guess I mean the second worst thing. What if I suggested your two doctors could get into a huge shouting match and then an actual physical fight with each other? Would you say that was it?

You’d be wrong. Worse than that is if the surgeons get into their fight AND THEN STORM OUT OF THE OPERATING ROOM to finish it outside, while you’re still on the table.

Sure, I know you see exactly this same thing on House M.D. every week, but this is real life, folks. Here’s the story:

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Hugh Laurie celebrates with his award for best actor in a television series - drama for “House” at the 64th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California January 15, 2007. REUTERS/Mike Blake

3 comments so far

And in that occasion, what about ethics? what about the minimum common sense? what about the Hipocratic rules?

- Posted by armstrongfl or E.F.Effe

Or at the very least….what about a discount?

- Posted by K

Sorry, I must have written “Hippocratic oath” in comment 1

- Posted by armstrongfl or E.F.Effe

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