Dr. Larry R. Kaiser

Larry R. Kaiser, chief of surgery at HUP, said the hospital is debating whether to X-ray every patient at the end of surgery. ((And do we think health insurers are going to want to PAY for this clearly defensive medicine practice?))

"Just because an event happens rarely doesn`t make it any less important," he said.

But he acknowledged that routine X-rays would raise costs and operating times and still might not solve the problem.

Larry R. Kaiser, chief of surgery at HUP, said the hospital is debating whether to X-ray every patient at the end of surgery.

"Just because an event happens rarely doesn't make it any less important," he said.

But he acknowledged that routine X-rays would raise costs and operating times and still might not solve the problem.

"This is an opportunity for us to provide a higher level of amenities to patients who want them," said Dr. Larry R. Kaiser, HUP's chairman of surgery and co-director of The Pavilion.

Larry R. Kaiser, chief of surgery at HUP, said the hospital is debating whether to X-ray every patient at the end of surgery.

"Just because an event happens rarely doesn't make it any less important," he said.

But he acknowledged that routine X-rays would raise costs and operating times and still might not solve the problem.