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Re:Heart surgeons refuse difficult operations to avoid poor ... by calcifer on Saturday April 21, 2018 @04:29PM (#16893266)
I'm definitely in camp B. 90% chance of dying on the table beats a 100% chance of dying without the surgery, every single time.
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Re:Heart surgeons refuse difficult operations to avoid poor ... by jack9 on Saturday April 21, 2018 @06:25PM (#16893717)
Quality of life matters in most of these marginal cases. If they are going to give you the Konno procedure (scrape extra tissue out of a thickened ventricle), there's tons of things that can go wrong OTHER than death. Death is assured, either way, for everyone.
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