Recently, the website of the British Practicing Physicians Tribunal (MPTS) disclosed an incident: A doctor leaves an anesthetized patient on the operating table, turns to another room and engages in intimacy with a nurse.

After the disclosure of the case, it quickly sparked heated debate in the global medical field.

The doctor involved, 44-year-old married anesthesiologist Suhail Anjem, was exposed at the hearing when he applied again to practice in the UK.

Suhail Anjem

The incident occurred on September 16, 2023, when Suhir Angel, who worked at the Manchester-Thameside Hospital, England, was arranged in the operating room No. 5 on the same day, in charge of the anesthesia work of several surgeries.

When he performed the third operation, he took a "break" basis to monitor a half-operated patient in full anesthesia to his colleagues, and he went to another operating room.

The scandal was first discovered by colleagues.

A nurse entered the operating room in search of the equipment, and as a result she found that when she entered the room, she saw the nurse involved C ¡°drawn off her pants to her knees, and underwear exposed to the outside,¡± while Dr. Angel was ¡°binding the rope of her pants.¡±

It is known by Angel The trip lasted eight minutes and then A The nurse reported the incident to her superior.

Fortunately, patients who underwent laparoscopic surgery were not harmed.After an internal investigation, Since 2015 Dr. Anjem, who has been working in the hospital since 2024 yearly 2 Month of leave moved back to Pakistan.

Angel has no objection to the above misconduct and acknowledges that he puts patients at risk, promising never to make the mistake again. Last week, he told the local Medical Practitioners Tribunal that he hoped to stay in the UK and continue to practice.He said: "This is very shameful, and I can only blame myself. I have betrayed everyone's trust, including patients and myself, and I have also disappointed my colleagues who respect me very much."

It is understood that the event occurred during a period of greater stress in the Angel family. At the time his youngest daughter was born prematurely and weighed extremely low. The wife experienced traumatic childbirth, marital relationships were affected, personal life and work were hit. He also said that his wife is not currently working and needs to take on the burden of raising the family. ¡°It is too tired.¡±

At the request of James, President of the Arbitration Court Rebecca Miller said Anjem's behavior, while not compromising patient safety, was "sufficient to constitute serious misconduct".

The local tribunal believed that Anjem "put his own interests above those of patients and colleagues" and that the incident involving the nurse, "may distract Dr. Anjem ¡­ he may not be able to devote his full attention to the care of the patient".

However, the jury is pleased with Angel¡¯s determination not to repeat the same. The latest outcome was that the doctor involved was allowed to continue practicing on the grounds that he was at risk of committing serious misconduct again. ¡°Very low.¡±

According to public information, anesthesiologists must first do an "anesthesia risk assessment" for whether a complex patient can undergo surgery. If the anesthesiologist believes that the patient cannot be operated, the operation will be stopped. There is a popular saying in the medical field: ¡° Surgery can cure diseases, and the anesthesiology department saves lives. There is only minor surgery, no minor anesthesia. ¡±

During the operation, the anesthetic doctor is "high-end stationary" and must deal with the problem in a timely manner.There are people in the industry who point out that during the operation, the anesthetic doctor must not leave, and every detail related to the anesthesia can not be overlooked, because the individual differences of the patient, the individual differences of the operation, the changes in the patient's condition and so on, the anesthetic doctor needs to adjust according to the situation at all times.

During the operation, when front-line anesthesiologists need to drink water, go to the toilet, eat, etc., they must be replaced by other colleagues for a short time, and return to their posts immediately after a quick solution.

Several surgeons and anesthesiologists said: The shorter the time from anesthesia to the beginning of the operation, the safer it is. If the time is shorter and an anesthesiologist is present, it will have little impact on the patient's health.However, this does not mean that there are no risks, because the anesthetic state itself can have accidents at any time.

Therefore, Anjem's behavior is undoubtedly extremely irresponsible, which is why he has attracted many criticisms. What do you think of this behavior of doctors? Welcome to leave a message.

Source: New People's Weekly, Medical Society, Medical Perspective, New York Times, etc.

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