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Re:Heart surgeons refuse difficult operations to avoid poor ... by walshemj on Saturday April 21, 2018 @02:39PM (#16892655)
Do not Doctors Surgeons disclose the potential errors and things that might go wrong in the US? I have had several ops in the last 18 months in the UK and they always go though what can go wrong and tell you the odds.
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Re:Heart surgeons refuse difficult operations to avoid poor ... by killjoywashere on Saturday April 21, 2018 @03:01PM (#16892777)
There's generally a consent process but the patient is often in no position to decline or comprehend what they're signing. In the case of heart surgery, or even a catheterization procedure, they may not be conscious to consent.
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Re:Heart surgeons refuse difficult operations to avoid poor ... by walshemj on Saturday April 21, 2018 @05:27PM (#16893539)
Well when I had my ops they always (in the UK) go through what can go wrong and the odds - my major one had a long list of possible outcomes the surgeon (cheerfully ) ended on 1/5000 chance of death.
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