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手术未完，我存钱先 Doctor Leaves Surgery Patient to Visit Bank A Massachusetts doctor has been suspended for leaving a patient on the operating table midway through spinal surgery so he could deposit a check at his local bank, authorities said. The state board of medicine said David Arndt, an orthopedic surgeon, posed an immediate threat to the public health, safety and welfare?" after he left the patient with an open incision in his back. Arndt left behind a surgeon who was not qualified to complete the surgery, according to board documents. After his 35-minute trip to the bank, Arndt returned to the operating room and finished the surgery within a few hours. The patient, who was anesthetized during the procedure to restabilize his spine, apparently did not suffer any harm from A rndt's absence. The board suspended Arndt's license to practice medicine in Massa chusetts, but he will have a chance to appeal the decision. Arndt explained to the investigator he had been waiting for his paycheck because he had to pay some overdue bills, and had been hoping to finish the surgery before his bank closed for the day. The procedure took longer than he expected, however, and Arndtdecided to make a break for the bank midway through surgery. 马萨诸塞州医药当局说，该州一名医生为了去当地银行存现支票而在一个脊柱手术中途离开，把患者留在手术台上，他已因此被暂停行医资格。州医学委员会说，整形外科医生大卫·阿尔恩特扔下背部已然打开切口的患者，其行为已经构成了“对公共卫生、安全和福利的直接威胁”。根据委员会的有关记录，阿尔恩特留了一个不具备手术资格的外科医生在手术室里。35分钟的银行之行之后，他回到手术室并在几小时内做完了手术。患者在重新固定脊柱的过程中一直处于麻醉状态，显然未因阿尔恩特的离开而受到任何伤害。委员会暂时吊销了阿尔恩特在马萨诸塞州行医的执照，但他还有机会申诉。阿尔恩特对调查此事的人解释说，他一直在等薪金支票，因为他必须支付一些拖欠的账单。他本希望那天能在银行关门之前做完手术，可是手术时间比他预计的要长，他这才决定中途暂停手术到银行去。
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