Gastroenterology

Researchers from William Beaumont Hospital publish new studies and findings in the area of gastroenterology

Published in Gastroenterology Week, February 22nd, 2010

"The relative medicolegal responsibilities of residents or fellows versus attendings in the care of service patients have been well studied, but the subject of how a resident or fellow can protest or refuse an order believed to be medically wrong or contraindicated is unstudied and unknown. Two cases are reported in which a gastroenterology fellow was ordered by an attending to perform or assist in invasive procedures believed to be either contraindicated because of patient instability or unambiguously not indicated according to established procedure guidelines," scientists writing in the journal Digestive Diseases and Sciences report.

"These two novel cases...

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Source: Gastroenterology Week (2010-02-22)

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