Re:Kansas tuberculosis outbreak is now America's largest in ...
by ceejayoz on Sunday January 26, 2025 @08:44PM
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> But if someone dies to recovery form a surgery, or worse from anesthesia, that seems like something that could be identified and reported.
We do (for example: https://www.cdc.gov/healthcare-associated-infections/index.h...), but there's significant difference between "malpractice" and "died due to surgical/anesthesia complications". Perfectly administered anesthesia is still risky, which is why we don't give it for, say, mole removal.
That’s why death reportings tend to use “died with X”. I understand that there is a sensitivity to ascribe liability or fault. But if someone dies in recovery from a surgery, or worse under anesthesia, that seems like something that could be identified and reported.