The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 4 hours agoIt's taking foreverlemmy.worldimagemessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1205
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minus-squareOtter@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up10·3 hours agoSometimes full sedation is too risky, or at least not worth it for factors other than cost
minus-squarezout@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 hour agoTrue, there’s always a risk that you don’t wake up from full sedation. For most surgery you’ll also be out of the hospital quicker if you take the epidural.
minus-squareokwhateverdude@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours agoAnd sometimes you’re somewhere along the timestream where anesthetic hasn’t been invented yet.
minus-squareCourtney (she/her/they) @lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 hours agoIn the US though, it’s definitely not for the bbenefit of the patient.
Sometimes full sedation is too risky, or at least not worth it for factors other than cost
True, there’s always a risk that you don’t wake up from full sedation. For most surgery you’ll also be out of the hospital quicker if you take the epidural.
And sometimes you’re somewhere along the timestream where anesthetic hasn’t been invented yet.
In the US though, it’s definitely not for the bbenefit of the patient.