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General anesthesia is fraught with peril. Every time somebody is put under they're dicing with death.
by freshair 5y ago
General anesthesia is fraught with peril. Every time somebody is put under they're dicing with death.
- mikecsh 5y agoGetting in a car is fraught with peril. Every time somebody gets in a vehicle they're dicing with death. I think it's important to contextualise the risk. The risk of dying from an anaesthetic is about 1 in 100,000. Compare with risk of dying in a car accident in a given year for example. And again, it comes down to risk:benefit. Anaesthetics are not given out willy-nilly. The reason for the anaesthetic is considered along with the patient's co-morbidities and personal physiological parameter where relevant. Based on this a reasonable estimate of the personalised risks for that patient for that operation can be given for the patient to choose if they wish to proceed or not.