Operating high-risk patient in a lacking infrastructure – Recipe for disaster
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September - 2023, Posted On: 01 September 2023
The patient, a fifty-four-year-old obese lady with a history of high BP was diagnosed with stones in left kidney. The anaesthetist cleared her for anaesthesia and surgery despite the fact that her blood pressure on the day was high, and her other vitals were also not in acceptable range.
What’s more shocking is that the patient was operated in a nursing home lacking in critical care infrastructure. Although a high-risk consent was taken from patient’s family.