Elderly patients 23% more likely to die if surgery is on the surgeon’s birthday

Re:Elderly patients 23% more likely to die if surgery is on ... by someburner on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @08:22AM (#25442171)

I just got surgery in California and noticed I was asked to state my name and birthday anytime I moved rooms or saw a new person. Seems like this is now part of protocol in a lot of places.

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Re:Elderly patients 23% more likely to die if surgery is on ... by throwaway2245 on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @05:02PM (#25449392)

I've moved from a place where the protocol is "what's your name/birthday?" (while looking at a form with my name/birthday on it)

to a place where the protocol is "are you [name]?"

The difference is unnerving.

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Re:Elderly patients 23% more likely to die if surgery is on ... by kube-system on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @09:29AM (#25442872)

That is standard procedure in the US for every trained medical professional, all the way down to the MA who measures your height and weight at a routine physical.

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Re:Elderly patients 23% more likely to die if surgery is on ... by ninju on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @08:29AM (#25442239)

I believe a lot of that is verifying that you are the right patient

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Re:Elderly patients 23% more likely to die if surgery is on ... by minikites on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @08:32AM (#25442264)

I got in a medium-severity bicycle accident in 2010 and while I was being whisked around the hospital for different tests and procedures I had to do that too.

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Re:Elderly patients 23% more likely to die if surgery is on ... by ThinkingGuy on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @09:30AM (#25442889)

It's even done at Red Cross donation centers when I donate blood.

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