Hernia surgery needed

[skeptic]

Was on a review panel 20 yrs ago that reviewed a perioperative death of a young woman, had surgery in a small rural hospital, anesthesia given by an advanced provider, woke her up, took out the tube and she had a respiratory arrest and died. Same thing you had but not recognized what the problem was until an anesthesiologist reviewed the chart. Be aware of the qualifications and expertise of the people you entrust your life with.

This aligns with what I was told. Luckily the anesthesiologist had heard of a similar situation or had read about it someplace and consulted another doctor. They kept me on the ventilator to guard against what happened to the young lady you mentioned.

Apparently this is really rare, and apparently rare enough they don't screen for it prior to surgery...

 

[yfarm]

Short story, products of breakdown of the paralytic agent builds up in the nerve junctions, takes time to clear those out in some people. Leave them on the vent for a couple hrs until it clears then take out the tube. Take it out early, person stops breathing, try to put tube back in, airway spasms and the patient dies and the provider pays and pays in more ways than just money. Completely avoidable death. Choose wisely.

 

[skeptic]

Choose wisely

I'll say. When I chose the surgery type it was after a lot of discussion. There was next to zero discussion about anesthesia. Thanks for your input.