4 ms·
What would you prefer? A surgeon who expects a poor outcome of your surgery: a)decides to not operate on you? b)decides to operate on you nonetheless? I am i
by 2skep 8y ago
What would you prefer?
A surgeon who expects a poor outcome of your surgery:
a)decides to not operate on you?
b)decides to operate on you nonetheless?
I am in camp a
- calcifer 8y agoI'm definitely in camp B. 90% chance of dying on the table beats a 100% chance of dying without the surgery, every single time.
- jack9 8y agoQuality 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.
- stordoff 8y agoIt depends what the outcome is without the surgery. If I'm dead without it, I want them to operate regardless. If there's only a chance of death, or the surgery is aiming to improve quality of life (rather than prevent [imminent] death), it's more of a judgement call.