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I'm an anesthesiologist and I cannot imagine taking a picture of a patient, let alone posting it to social media. Even if anonymized. There is an element of co

I'm an anesthesiologist and I cannot imagine taking a picture of a patient, let alone posting it to social media. Even if anonymized. There is an element of coercion when you ask the patient who is about to place their life in your hands, for consent to do this sort of thing.

willcipriano 3y ago
If anything happened while I was under I'd forever blame the guy who wanted to fool around on social media during a serious event like that.
bobowzki 3y ago
We are quite a few anesthesiologists on HN it seems.
- haldujai 3y ago
  Is HN the new sudoku? Haha.
  - bobowzki 3y ago
    Haha. Took me a second since anesthesiologists in the Nordics generelly do not stay in the room, but keep 2-3 rooms going and have specialist nurses for monitoring.
    - haldujai 3y ago
      Oh interesting, so you’re only in the room for induction and reversal/extubation? I trained in Canada where the anesthesiologist stays in the room for the whole case, I joke around with my anesthesia friends that 95% of their day job is playing sudoku or trading stocks haha. Not sure if the Canadian system is evidence-based or political given what’s happened in the US. My understanding is the Nordic systems are public? Curious your thoughts as to whether keeping an anesthesiologist in the room for the entire case is inefficient / wasted resources or there is a real safety benefit.
    - idiot900 3y ago
      Same here in the USA, those nurses are called Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists.
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haldujai 3y ago
It’s my understanding the plastic surgeons ask after the fact, pre/post photos are taken for the medical record. If the patients are happy at their follow up you ask for consent. In your situation it does seem coercive to ask beforehand.
- manquer 3y ago
  it is a power relationship no matter when you are being asked. you still need good post op care from the doctor after the follow up to , people would tend to consent when their doctor asks
  - haldujai 3y ago
    At the final follow-up (which isn’t very much for aesthetics) not right after the surgery, sorry I wasn’t clear.

willcipriano 3y ago

If anything happened while I was under I'd forever blame the guy who wanted to fool around on social media during a serious event like that.

bobowzki 3y ago

We are quite a few anesthesiologists on HN it seems.

haldujai 3y ago
Is HN the new sudoku? Haha.
- bobowzki 3y ago
  Haha. Took me a second since anesthesiologists in the Nordics generelly do not stay in the room, but keep 2-3 rooms going and have specialist nurses for monitoring.
  - haldujai 3y ago
    Oh interesting, so you’re only in the room for induction and reversal/extubation? I trained in Canada where the anesthesiologist stays in the room for the whole case, I joke around with my anesthesia friends that 95% of their day job is playing sudoku or trading stocks haha. Not sure if the Canadian system is evidence-based or political given what’s happened in the US. My understanding is the Nordic systems are public? Curious your thoughts as to whether keeping an anesthesiologist in the room for the entire case is inefficient / wasted resources or there is a real safety benefit.
  - idiot900 3y ago
    Same here in the USA, those nurses are called Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists.
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haldujai 3y ago

It’s my understanding the plastic surgeons ask after the fact, pre/post photos are taken for the medical record. If the patients are happy at their follow up you ask for consent. In your situation it does seem coercive to ask beforehand.

manquer 3y ago
it is a power relationship no matter when you are being asked. you still need good post op care from the doctor after the follow up to , people would tend to consent when their doctor asks
- haldujai 3y ago
  At the final follow-up (which isn’t very much for aesthetics) not right after the surgery, sorry I wasn’t clear.