Re:Code Like a Surgeon
by johncolanduoni on Saturday October 25, 2025 @04:41AM
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I thought the duration-related risk for that kind of surgery was based on how long the patient is put on a heart and lung machine? Naively I'd expect that to be riskier than the anesthesia.
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How is "the patient is put on a heart and lung machine" not the field of anaesthesia? That's exactly what it is.
Re:Code Like a Surgeon
by johncolanduoni on Sunday October 26, 2025 @03:07PM
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That's a different specialty - perfusionist. Most surgeries with general anesthesia don't require a heart and lung machine and anesthesiologists aren't trained to operate one.