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"The patient made a good recovery and was discharged from the clinic
four months later."
Four months post-operative follow-up for what seems
to have been a not particularly unfit sixteen year old - to what purpose?
Surely not surgical routine or for treatment of her anaemia? Treatment of
her compulsive disorder? If so perhaps some comment would have been
indicated.
In collecting these clinical curios should some heed not be
paid to modern standards of care?
Modern standards of care?
"The patient made a good recovery and was discharged from the clinic
four months later."
Four months post-operative follow-up for what seems
to have been a not particularly unfit sixteen year old - to what purpose?
Surely not surgical routine or for treatment of her anaemia? Treatment of
her compulsive disorder? If so perhaps some comment would have been
indicated.
In collecting these clinical curios should some heed not be
paid to modern standards of care?
Martin W.McNicol
Competing interests: No competing interests