Infoblog

I do know where infections come from.
Well, Of course I am unable to attest to the conditions in the operating
suite, as I was unconscious. What I merely meant to imply was that I felt
that the staff at San Oviv was doing an excellent job and that things
appeared to be appropriately handled. (bandages came in sterile wrapping,
food was covered, floors were mopped with what smelled like antiseptic
cleaner at least once a day, my nurse washed his hands each time he came
into my room) Of course, wherever sick people are, there are germs and even
where healthy people are.. but attempting to practice good hygiene is one
way we can try to reduce the spread of those germs.
I have had no problems with infection and I felt that Dr. Lopez and the
Nursing staff took excellent care of me while I was having the procedure
done. Based on my experience I would recommend both the hospital and the
surgeon to a friend. I believe that a doctor and staff who practice good
care in my presence might be trusted to practice good care when I am under
anesthesia. I could be wrong, but a doctor who did not practice good care in
my presence would not be trusted to care for me while I was under
anesthesia.
I am not in the medical profession, but I have had experience as a patient
and having had children who had some longer than usual hospital stays in our
area. I felt that the staff at San Oviv was every bit as professional as I
have experienced at the hospitals I have experienced in the States.
That said.. I think that the information about Dr. Lopez is curious. I have
to wonder why Inamed would continue to use him as a proctor if his
reputation is soiled as having much larger than average incidence of port
infections. Especially since he is proctoring in the US. It would be
interesting to know if the high number of infections came from people who
received treatment during a certain time period, or at a certain hospital.
To say that He has "unreported" infection incidences implies that he does
not have integrity. This was not what I experienced and so I wanted to offer
a differing opinion.