Re:Preoperative Patient Frailty and Operative Stress and Pos...
by WrathOfJay on Saturday December 14, 2019 @10:44PM
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Isn't this pretty much accounted for by doctors at this point?
Isn't it well know that there's a good chance that an elderly patient will die during or soon after significant surgery? For instance, there's a good chance that soon former President Jimmy Carter will once again have a fall that will result in him being hospitalized, and shortly after surgery, he'll pass.
Re:Preoperative Patient Frailty and Operative Stress and Pos...
by 1996 on Saturday December 14, 2019 @09:34PM
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"The findings suggest that even minor surgical procedures are associated with high risk for patients with frailty and that surgeons and referring physicians should consider whether the potential benefits of surgery warrant the increased risk."
TLDR: sick people die more when you cut them open, even for little cuts.
Isn't it well know that there's a good chance that an elderly patient will die during or soon after significant surgery? For instance, there's a good chance that soon former President Jimmy Carter will once again have a fall that will result in him being hospitalized, and shortly after surgery, he'll pass.
TLDR: sick people die more when you cut them open, even for little cuts.