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Originally Posted by Ourcrazymodern?
I'd definitely sue for this. I'm a big believer in not driving up the high cost of health care, but if you were "specific" and it was "noted on (your) chart" the doctor owes you something. The DOCTOR and noone else.
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That's just it--he WASN'T specific. Unless he instructed them to administer, say, "50% of the normal dose," there are no grounds for a suit. Actually, even under those circumstances, the anesthesiologist is required to act according to his best judgement.
Uninformed patients assume that working on people is like working on a car. The same people who want to sue for being out too long would be just as anxious to sue if they woke up during the procedure. As is painfully obvious, people vary in their response to drugs.
My statement to the sue-happy would be, "Either specify the exact quantity of medication you desire, or accept the fact that anesthesia is an inexact science, and be prepared for a less than ideal outcome."
"Or you can find another anesthesiologist. Good luck finding one who will guarantee a perfect result, and enjoy your ruptured appendix."