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Duluthian2 t1_iup8z7b wrote

There is no such thing as simple surgery. There might be less complicated surgeries but a lot of things can go wrong.

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r0botdevil t1_iuq5390 wrote

The surgeon I work for always says "the only minor surgery is something you do on someone else".

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khrak t1_iuqmhw9 wrote

Well, ya, if you're operating on yourself it has to be an emergency.

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PlasticPaulBunyan t1_iuvz5ss wrote

We had a case in town where a very prominent cardiologist went in for "simple" oral surgery and died due to anesthesia complications. His widow is now fighting for proper supervision when anesthesia is administered during a case.

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